The word “Vegetable” carries the scent of “to be Strong, Lively” (Non-|Animal Life, |Dull, In|active, living more like a |Plant).
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VOX mentions crops that are dwindling down due to a lack of Genetic Diversity:
- Corn (Maize)
- Dibble's Mammoth
- Kendal's Early Giant
- Potter's Excelsior
- Wheat
- Beans
- Rice
- Tomatoes
- Bannannas
- now mostly one variety, out of many which included ...
... But I'm still searching—You know anything about how this word developed into 'meaning something different from the meanings traced above'? Comment below!
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I appreciate your comment, and I'll probably approve it & publish it soon (give me about a week before you try to post it again when it doesn't publish immediately ... thanks)