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Vegetable-Patch

/ˈvɛdʒ.tə.bəl pætʃ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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  1. 1

    A small area of land where vegetables are grown.

    "She spends her weekends tending to her vegetable-patch in the backyard."
  2. 2

    A plot of land used for cultivating vegetables, often in a domestic setting.

    "The community garden includes several vegetable-patches for local residents."

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The term 'vegetable-patch' combines 'vegetable', derived from the Latin 'vegetabilis' meaning 'growing, flourishing', and 'patch', which comes from the Old English 'pæce', meaning 'a small piece of ground'. The term evolved to refer specifically to a small garden area dedicated to growing vegetables.

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