Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value, and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. Any part of an herbaceous plant that humans eat whole or in part is a vegetable, except for culinary fruits and arguably grains, nuts, herbs, and spices. Also, mushrooms are commonly considered vegetables, despite belonging to a different biological kingdom, namely fungi (which used to be classified as plants).
Vegetables include leaf vegetables (for example lettuce), stem vegetables (asparagus), root vegetables (carrot), flower vegetables (broccoli), bulbs (garlic) and botanical fruits such as cucumbers, squashes, pumpkins, avocados, capsicums, as well as botanical pulses such as green beans, and fleshy, immature seeds such as those of peas or beans.
Since "vegetable" is not a botanical term, there is no contradiction in a plant part being a fruit botanically while still being considered a vegetable (see diagram). See Nix v. Hedden for a United States Supreme Court's ruling on the matter.
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Ferris - Wholesale and retail bulk quantities of dulse, including flakes and powder, and kelp and nori flakes.
Meta Description: [ Exporters of World Famous Gand Manan Dulse, New Brunswicks Marine Snack. ]
Aqua Veggies - Gourmet sea spices and bulk dulse, sea lettuce, and nori. Order by phone, fax, or email.
Dolphin Sea Vegetable Company - Hand harvested seaweeds from Irish waters and a red algae supplement.
Meta Description: [ From Ireland 100% natural Irish seaweed products incl edible sea veg, Red Marine Algae - for your immune and digestive system and Herpes and Irritable Bowel, etc. ]
Kerry Web Enterprises - Offering dulse and Irish moss from Ireland. Includes nutritional information and recipes.
Meta Description: [ The finest quality dulse/ sea grass and carrageen/ Irish moss available on the internet, obtained from pollution free waters off the west coast of ireland ]
Maine Seaweed - Sells varieties of edible seaweeds including kelp, alaria, dulse, nori, and bladderwrack, nutraceutical blends, and fertilizer seaweed. Order by phone, fax, or mail.
Mendocino Sea Vegetable Company - Wildcrafted dulce, nori, kombu, wakame, and sea palm fronds, bath products, organic green tea, and books. Includes a photo tour of the tea garden, seaweed recipes, and links.
Meta Description: [ Since 1980 we've operated the Mendocino Sea Vegetable Company,
providing quality wildcrafted sea vegetables and information. Email us at: kombuko@seaweed.net, or write to us:
John Barbara Stephens~Lewallen, PO Box 455, Philo, CA 95466. ]
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Ocean Harvest Sea Vegetables - Wildcrafted kombu, ocean ribbons, sea palm, wakame, and nori. Includes recipes.
Meta Description: [ Ocean Harvest Sea Vegetables ]
Pacific Sun Kelp - Offering alaria, kombu, and bull and macro kelp in bulk, individual packages, and a gift basket.
Meta Description: [ Pacific Sun Kelp Ltds Home and Online Store. Order Sea Vegetables Alaria, Kombu, Bull, Macrokelp. Natural harvest of nutritious health food in harmony with nature. ]
Rising Tide Sea Vegetables - Atlantic dulse, kelp and other sea vegetables harvested from the Mendocino coast of northern California.
Meta Description: [ Tender, flavorful kelp and other sea vegetables ( seaweed ) harvested from the pristine Mendocino coast of northern California. ]
SeaVeg - Distributors and suppliers of organically certified seaweed and sea vegetables. Also provides wholesale ordering for UK customers
Meta Description: [ Quality Sea Veg and Seaweed, Organic certified processor based in Co Donegal, suppliers of finest quality sea vegetables. ]
Seaweed Ireland - Offers dulse, kelp, rockweed, nori, Irish moss, and sea lettuce.
Meta Description: [ Our seaweed product are harvested by hand in the Beara Peninsular from the unpolluted Atlantic Ocean. They are completely natural and from a renewable resource. Contain micro-nutrients not common in other foods. ]
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