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plant cell
Smallest living structure and the constituent element of all vegetables; it varies in size and shape depending on its function.
lichen
Vegetable formed from the symbiotic association of an alga and a fungus.
moss
Flowerless vegetable, usually small in size, that grows in large tightly packed tufts to create a veritable soft carpet.
alga
Flowerless vegetable that usually lives in aquatic environments; it produces oxygen and is at the base of the food chain.
mushroom
Organism that exists parasitically or symbiotically with other living things or grows on dead organic matter.
fern
Flowerless vegetable that grows mainly in the tropics; it also grows in temperate climates in rich damp soil.
plant
Vegetable rooted in the soil, the upper part of which grows aboveground or in freshwater; it produces oxygen and is at the bottom of the food chain.
leaf
Usually thin and flat part of a vegetable that grows out of the stem and is specially adapted to capturing light and performing photosynthesis.
flower
Often colorful and fragrant part of certain vegetables that holds the reproductive organs; first it produces fruit, then seeds.
fruits
Vegetable structures usually resulting from the development of one or several floral ovaries that, once mature, contain seeds; they are often edible.
grape
Climbing plant usually cultivated for wine making or for the table.
tree
Large vegetable whose root system and aboveground part are well developed; it produces oxygen and provides wood.
