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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.


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lichen
Vegetable formed from the symbiotic association of an alga and a fungus.

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moss
Flowerless vegetable, usually small in size, that grows in large tightly packed tufts to create a veritable soft carpet.

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alga
Flowerless vegetable that usually lives in aquatic environments; it produces oxygen and is at the base of the food chain.

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mushroom
Organism that exists parasitically or symbiotically with other living things or grows on dead organic matter.

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fern
Flowerless vegetable that grows mainly in the tropics; it also grows in temperate climates in rich damp soil.

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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.

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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.

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flower
Often colorful and fragrant part of certain vegetables that holds the reproductive organs; first it produces fruit, then seeds.

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fruits
Vegetable structures usually resulting from the development of one or several floral ovaries that, once mature, contain seeds; they are often edible.

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cereals
Plants that are often cultivated on a large scale; their grains have been a major food staple for humans and certain domestic animals for centuries.

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grape
Climbing plant usually cultivated for wine making or for the table.

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tree
Large vegetable whose root system and aboveground part are well developed; it produces oxygen and provides wood.

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conifer
Tree that usually retains its needle- or scalelike leaves all winter long; it bears cones, hence its name, and produces a sticky sap known as resin.