vegetal
adjective
veg·e·tal
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Definition of vegetal
1
: vegetable
2
: vegetative
3
: of or relating to the vegetal pole of an egg or to that part of an egg from which the endoderm normally develops
vegetal blastomeres
Examples of vegetal in a Sentence
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Grown in New Mexico’s Hatch V alley, these chiles strike a balance between heat and sweet with unique vegetal sugary notes. — Los Angeles Times, "The once-a-year ingredient you should order now," 20 July 2019 And the herbs and vinegar brighten the whole thing up, rolling waves of leafy, vegetal flavor and acid over whatever the cream ends up on. — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, "I'm Not Even Vegan and I Love This Vegan Cashew Cream," 30 Apr. 2018 Somehow this hodgepodge of bright, vegetal, sweet, and briny flavors is pleasing rather than dissonant. — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, "What’s on the menu at Falmouth’s Buffalo Jump? ‘Weird food that only weirdos like’," 11 July 2018 The base of the cocktail is tequila blanco (the clear stuff that tastes like sharp, vegetal agave, not old wooden barrels). — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, "The Siesta Is Your New Signature Spring Cocktail, a Normal Thing to Have," 2 May 2018 While pretty basic, the good old jalapeño adds plenty of spice with a bit of a grassy, vegetal flavor, while serranos and habaneros really set things on fire. — Paula Forbes, GQ, "How to Make Salsa, the Party Food for Lazy People," 9 June 2018 The Careless Whisper echoes a Sazerac with its rye and absinthe lethality camouflaged by chokecherry liqueur, while the Delicious #7 is the requisite mezcal proffer, its vegetal bite softened by applejack and herbal Benedictine. — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, "Old Habits is bar food reborn," 20 Apr. 2018 The taste inspires the kind of florid language usually reserved for a vintage wine: chalky, sweet, vegetal. — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, "What makes a Gulf oyster worth $3 apiece? Farmed oysters guarantee flavor, chefs say," 27 Feb. 2018 Accented with Janzen’s favorite mezcal accessory, celery bitters, which bring out the espadin’s savory, vegetal notes, the drink resembles a margarita, amped up. — Lisa Futterman, chicagotribune.com, "James Beard-nominated mezcal book digs deep into history, production controversy," 24 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vegetal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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