vegetal

Example Sentences

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The vegetal, resinous scent after harvest — similar to a fresh-mowed lawn — is what brewers try to harness into a “fresh beer.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Brazil principally exported vegetal fats and oils, rice and poultry meat.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2023

A dry muscat will be crisp and a touch floral—think orange blossoms—and have a richness that resists becoming vegetal in the face of asparagus.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

There are also chile liqueurs, such as Ancho Reyes’ Original ancho and its Verde, the former sweet and smoky, the latter retaining more of the raw poblano chile’s green vegetal notes.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

I ask his mouth, remembering, despite the fact that my IQ is approaching the vegetal range, that he too must have a name.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson