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Fruits & Vegetables Vocabulary

English words for fruits, vegetables, berries, and herbs — grouped by type, each with a simple definition.

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  • Fruits
  • apple – a round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin and white inside
  • apricot – a small, orange fruit with soft skin and a big seed inside
  • avocado – a green fruit with a large seed and creamy flesh
  • banana – a long, yellow fruit with soft, sweet flesh inside
  • cherry – a small, round, red or dark fruit with a hard pit
  • coconut – a large, brown fruit with hard shell and white meat inside
  • date – a small, sweet, brown fruit often eaten dried
  • fig – a small, soft fruit with many tiny seeds inside and sweet flesh
  • grapes – small, round fruit, usually green or purple, grow in bunches
  • guava – a tropical fruit with green skin and pink or white inside
  • kiwi – a small, brown, fuzzy fruit with bright green flesh
  • mango – a large, oval fruit with orange flesh and a big seed inside
  • melon – a large, round fruit with sweet, juicy flesh and many seeds
  • orange – a round, orange-colored fruit with juicy sections inside
  • papaya – a big, yellow-orange fruit with black seeds and soft sweet flesh
  • passion fruit – a small, round fruit with a tough skin and many seeds
  • peach – a round fruit with fuzzy skin, soft sweet flesh, and a pit
  • pear – a fruit with a wide bottom, narrow top, and soft, sweet flesh
  • persimmon – an orange, tomato-shaped fruit with sweet flesh
  • pineapple – a large tropical fruit with tough skin and sweet yellow inside
  • plum – a small, round fruit with purple or red skin and sweet flesh
  • pomegranate – a round fruit with thick skin and many small red seeds
  • watermelon – a huge fruit with green skin, red flesh, and black seeds
  • fruit – food that grows on trees or plants and is sweet or sour
  • Berries
  • blackberry – a small, dark purple or black berry
  • blueberry – a small, round, blue or purple berry
  • cranberry – a small, red, sour berry, often used in juice or sauce
  • currant – a small, tart berry, red or black
  • gooseberry – a small, green or red, tart berry
  • raspberry – a small, soft, red or pink berry with many tiny parts
  • strawberry – a small, red fruit with tiny seeds on the outside
  • lychee – a small, round, sweet fruit with rough pink skin
  • Melons & Citrus
  • cantaloupe – a round melon with orange flesh
  • grapefruit – a large, round, yellow or pink fruit with a sour taste
  • honeydew – a sweet, pale green-fleshed melon
  • lemon – a small, yellow, oval fruit with sour juice
  • lime – a small, green, round fruit with sour juice
  • Beans, Pods & Peas
  • beans – small, soft seeds in pods, eaten cooked or raw
  • green beans – long, thin, green pods eaten whole
  • okra – a green pod vegetable, often used in soups or stews
  • peas – small, round, green seeds eaten fresh or cooked
  • snap peas – sweet, edible pods eaten raw or cooked
  • Roots, Tubers & Bulbs
  • beet – a dark red, round root vegetable
  • garlic – a small, white vegetable with a strong smell and taste
  • onion – a round, white or yellow vegetable with strong flavor
  • parsnip – a long, cream-colored root vegetable
  • radish – a small, round, red or white root with spicy taste
  • rutabaga – a round root vegetable, yellow inside
  • shallot – a mild, small onion
  • sweet potato – a long, orange root, sweeter than a potato
  • turnip – a round, white and purple root vegetable
  • yam – a sweet, orange-fleshed root vegetable
  • Vegetables
  • artichoke – a green vegetable with tough leaves and a soft center
  • asparagus – a green, long, thin vegetable, cooked whole
  • broccoli – a green vegetable with thick stems and bushy tops
  • brussels sprouts – small, round, green vegetables like tiny cabbages
  • cabbage – a round, leafy green or purple vegetable
  • carrot – a long, orange vegetable with a pointed end
  • cauliflower – a white vegetable with tight, round bunches like broccoli
  • celery – a long, green vegetable with crisp stalks
  • cucumber – a long, green vegetable with soft skin and many seeds
  • eggplant – a dark purple, oval vegetable with soft flesh
  • lettuce – a leafy, green vegetable often used in salads
  • pepper – a vegetable that can be sweet or hot, comes in many colors
  • potato – a round, brown or red root vegetable, white inside
  • pumpkin – a large, round, orange vegetable with a hard skin
  • tomato – a round, red or yellow fruit often used as a vegetable
  • zucchini – a long, green summer squash
  • vegetables – plants or parts of plants eaten as food
  • Leafy Greens
  • chard – a leafy green vegetable, also called Swiss chard
  • endive – a leafy, slightly bitter salad vegetable
  • kale – a dark green, curly leafy vegetable
  • spinach – a green leafy vegetable with soft leaves
  • turnip greens – the leafy tops of the turnip root
  • Specialty Vegetables
  • leek – a long, white and green vegetable like a mild onion
  • mushroom – a soft, round fungus with a stem, often white or brown
  • olive – a small, oval, green or black fruit, often used for oil
  • Herbs & Aromatics
  • basil – a green herb with a sweet smell, used in Italian food
  • coriander – an herb with green leaves, also called cilantro
  • dill – a green herb with a light, fresh taste, used in pickles
  • mint – a green herb with a cool, fresh flavor
  • rosemary – a woody green herb used for flavoring meat or potatoes
  • thyme – a small-leaved green herb used in many dishes