vegetal

Example Sentences

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It adds a nice touch of vegetal flavor when dusted atop a deviled egg, baked potato or sautéed fish.

From New York Times

When I finally bit into the first fully-formed cucumber — the crisp outer skin giving way to a slightly bitter, watery center that burst like a vegetal gusher — I felt like I'd made it.

From Salon

Models showed vegetal prints on a velvet and satin coat.

From Reuters

“Some of the red grapes are more vegetal, aroma-wise, and chardonnay can be kind of grassy, but at that low level of ripeness … there's not a lot of sensory difference.”

From Washington Post

But I think Ripple has kind of little hints of vegetal, and it's still peas.

From Salon