List of vegetables

Some vegetables which are botanically fruits (such as tomatoes) are considered to be vegetables in the culinary (eating) sense. This is why they appear in this article.

• Artichoke
• Arugula
• Asparagus
• Aubergine (UK) = Eggplant (US)
• Amaranth

• Legumes
  • Alfalfa sprouts
  • Azuki beans (or adzuki)
  • Bean sprouts
  • Black beans
  • Black-eyed peas
  • Borlotti bean
  • Broad beans
  • Chickpeas, Garbanzos, or ceci beans
  • Green beans
  • Kidney beans
  • Lentils
  • Lima beans or Butter bean
  • Mung beans
  • Navy beans
  • Pinto beans
  • Runner beans
  • Split peas
  • Soy beans
  • Peas
    • Mangetout or Snap peas
• Beet greens (see also chard)
• Bok choy (known as Bok choy in UK and US)
• Broccoflower (a hybrid)
• Broccoli
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Calabrese
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chard
• Collard greens
• Corn salad
• Endive
• Fiddleheads (young coiled fern leaves)
• Frisee
• Fennel
• Herbs and spices
  • Anise
  • Basil
  • Caraway
  • Cilantro seeds are Coriander
  • Chamomile
  • Dill
  • Fennel
  • Lavender
  • Lemon Grass
  • Marjoram
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Thyme
• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Lettuce Lactuca sativa
• Maize (UK) = Corn (US) = Sweetcorn (actually a grain)
• Mushrooms (actually a fungus, not a plant)
• Mustard greens
• Nettles
• New Zealand spinach
• Okra
• Onion family
  • Chives
  • Garlic
  • Leek Allium porrum
  • Onion
  • Shallot
  • Spring onion (UK) == Green onion (US) == Scallion
• Parsley
• Peppers (biologically fruits, but taxed as vegetables)
  • Green pepper and Red pepper == bell pepper == pimento
  • Chili pepper == Capsicum
    • Jalapeño
    • Habanero
    • Paprika
    • Tabasco pepper
    • Cayenne pepper
• Radicchio
• Rhubarb
• Root vegetables
  • Beetroot (UK) == Beet (US)
    • mangel-wurzel: a variety of beet used mostly as cattlefeed
  • Carrot
  • Celeriac
  • Daikon
  • Ginger
  • Parsnip
  • Rutabaga
  • Turnip

• Radish
  • Swede (UK) == Rutabaga (US)
  • Turnip
  • Wasabi
  • Horseradish
  • White radish
• Salsify (usually Purple Salsify or Oyster Plant)
• Skirret
• Spinach
• Topinambur
• Squashes (biologically fruits, but taxed as vegetables)
  • Acorn squash
  • Butternut squash
  • Banana squash
  • Courgette (UK) == Zucchini (US)
  • Cucumber (biologically fruits, but taxed as vegetables)
  • Delicata
  • Gem squash
  • Hubbard squash
  • Marrow (UK) == Squash (US) Cucurbita maxima
  • Patty pans
  • Pumpkin
  • Spaghetti squash
• Tat soi
• Tomato (biologically a fruit, but taxed as a vegetable)
• Tubers
  • Jicama
  • Jerusalem artichoke
  • Potato
  • Sunchokes
  • Sweet potato
  • Taro
  • Yam (Yam and Sweet Potato are NOT the same)
• Turnip greens
• Water chestnut
• Watercress
• Zucchini

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