- vegetable butter
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any of various fixed vegetable fats resembling butter in consistency, as cocoa butter.[1830-40]
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vegetable butter
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Vegetable butter — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vegetable butter — n. any of various vegetable fats that are solid at ordinary temperatures, esp. those from coconut or palm nut oil … English World dictionary
vegetable butter — noun 1. : a vegetable fat (as cocoa butter or shea butter) that resembles butter or lard especially in consistency compare vegetable tallow 2. : avocado … Useful english dictionary
vegetable butter — /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl bʌtə/ (say vejtuhbuhl butuh) noun any of various fixed vegetable fats which usually melt at or below body temperature …
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Vegetable jelly — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
