"leaf vegetable" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-leaf vegetable.wav Forms: leaf vegetables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaf vegetable (plural leaf vegetables)
  1. The leaf of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as lettuce, spinach, or rocket. Synonyms: leafy greens [plural] Translations (edible leaves): শাক (śak) (Bengali), পাতা সবজি (pata śoboji) (Bengali), Blattgemüse [neuter] (German), ഇലക്കറി (ilakkaṟi) (Malayalam), മലക്കറി (malakkaṟi) (Malayalam), mboga ya majani (Swahili)

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