A-Z Vegetable Names in English with Pictures

Whether you’re a language learner, culinary enthusiast, or parent teaching your children, understanding vegetable names in English is essential for daily life. This comprehensive guide will take you through an alphabetical journey of vegetables, complete with descriptions, nutritional highlights, and practical usage tips.

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Why Learn vegetable Names in English?

Learning vegetable names in English opens doors to:

Reading and understanding recipes from around the world
Communicating dietary preferences and restrictions
Shopping confidently in English-speaking countries
Teaching children about healthy eating habits
Understanding restaurant menus and food labels

Alphabetical Guide to vegetable Names in English?

A

Artichoke (Globe and Jerusalem varieties)
Arugula (also known as Rocket)
Asparagus
Amaranth leaves

B

Bamboo shoots
Beans (Green, Lima, String, Fava)
Beets/Beetroot
Bell peppers (all colors)
Bitter gourd/Bitter melon
Bok choy
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Butternut squash

C

Cabbage (Green, Red, Savoy, Napa)
Cardoon
Carrots
Cassava
Cauliflower
Celeriac
Celery
Chayote
Chicory
Chinese cabbage
Collard greens
Corn (Sweet corn)
Cucumber

D

Daikon radish
Dandelion greens
Dill
Drumsticks (Moringa)

E

Eggplant (Aubergine)
Endive
Escarole

F

Fava beans
Fennel
Fiddleheads

G

Garlic
Ginger
Green beans
Green onions (Scallions)

H

Horseradish

I

Ice plant
Indian bitter gourd
Italian parsley

J

Jerusalem artichoke
Jicama

K

Kale
Kohlrabi
Komatsuna

L

Leeks
Lemongrass
Lettuce (all varieties)
Lima beans
Lotus root

M

Malabar spinach
Mushrooms (various types)
Mustard greens

N

Napa cabbage
New Zealand spinach
Nopales (Cactus paddles)

O

Okra
Onions (Red, White, Yellow)
Oyster mushrooms

P

Parsnips
Peas (Snow, Sugar snap, Green)
Peppers (Bell, Hot varieties)
Potatoes
Pumpkin

Q

Quandong (Native Australian peach)

R

Radicchio
Radishes
Rapini (Broccoli rabe)
Rhubarb
Rutabaga

S

Salsify
Shallots
Spinach
Squash (Summer and Winter varieties)
Sweet potatoes
Swiss chard

T

Taro
Tatsoi
Tomatoes
Turnips

U

Ulluco (South American root vegetable)
Urad beans

V

Velvet beans
Violet cauliflower

W

Water chestnuts
Watercress
White radish
Winter melon

X

Xigua (Chinese watermelon)

Y

Yams
Yard-long beans
Yellow squash
Yuca root

Z

Zucchini
Zanzibar yam
Zebra eggplant

150 vegetable Names in English

No.	Vegetable Name	Category	Growing Season	Plant Part	Common Uses
1	Acorn Squash	Gourd	Fall	Fruit	Roasting, Baking
2	Alfalfa Sprouts	Sprouts	Year-round	Sprout	Salads, Sandwiches
3	Amaranth Leaves	Leafy Green	Summer	Leaf	Stir-fries, Soups
4	Angled Luffa	Gourd	Summer	Fruit	Stir-fries
5	Artichoke	Flower	Spring	Flower	Steaming, Grilling
6	Arugula	Leafy Green	Spring/Fall	Leaf	Salads
7	Asparagus	Stem	Spring	Stem	Grilling, Roasting
8	Baby Corn	Grain	Summer	Fruit	Stir-fries
9	Bamboo Shoots	Stem	Spring	Stem	Asian Cooking
10	Banana Flower	Flower	Year-round	Flower	Asian Cuisine
11	Basil	Herb	Summer	Leaf	Seasoning
12	Bean Sprouts	Sprouts	Year-round	Sprout	Stir-fries
13	Beetroot	Root	Fall	Root	Salads, Roasting
14	Belgian Endive	Leafy Green	Winter	Leaf	Salads
15	Bell Peppers	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	Multiple Uses
16	Bitter Gourd	Gourd	Summer	Fruit	Asian Cuisine
17	Black Radish	Root	Winter	Root	Salads
18	Black-Eyed Peas	Legume	Summer	Seed	Soups, Stews
19	Bok Choy	Leafy Green	Fall/Winter	Leaf	Stir-fries
20	Broccoli	Cruciferous	Fall	Flower	Multiple Uses
21	Broccoli Rabe	Cruciferous	Fall	Flower/Leaf	Italian Cuisine
22	Brussels Sprouts	Cruciferous	Fall	Bud	Roasting
23	Burdock Root	Root	Fall	Root	Asian Cuisine
24	Butternut Squash	Gourd	Fall	Fruit	Soups, Roasting
25	Cabbage (Green)	Cruciferous	Fall/Winter	Leaf	Multiple Uses
26	Cabbage (Red)	Cruciferous	Fall/Winter	Leaf	Slaws, Salads
27	Cactus Paddles	Succulent	Year-round	Stem	Mexican Cuisine
28	Cardoon	Thistle	Fall	Stem	Mediterranean
29	Carrots	Root	Year-round	Root	Multiple Uses
30	Cassava	Root	Year-round	Root	Tropical Dishes
31	Cauliflower	Cruciferous	Fall	Flower	Multiple Uses
32	Celeriac	Root	Fall/Winter	Root	Soups, Purees
33	Celery	Stem	Summer/Fall	Stem	Multiple Uses
34	Chayote	Gourd	Fall	Fruit	Latin Cuisine
35	Chicory	Leafy Green	Summer	Leaf	Salads
36	Chinese Broccoli	Cruciferous	Year-round	Stem/Leaf	Asian Cuisine
37	Chinese Cabbage	Cruciferous	Fall	Leaf	Asian Cuisine
38	Chinese Celery	Stem	Fall	Stem	Asian Cuisine
39	Chinese Eggplant	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	Asian Cuisine
40	Chinese Okra	Gourd	Summer	Fruit	Asian Cuisine
41	Chives	Herb	Spring	Leaf	Garnish
42	Collard Greens	Leafy Green	Year-round	Leaf	Southern Cuisine
43	Corn	Grain	Summer	Seed	Multiple Uses
44	Cucumber	Gourd	Summer	Fruit	Salads
45	Daikon	Root	Winter	Root	Asian Cuisine
46	Dandelion Greens	Leafy Green	Spring	Leaf	Salads
47	Delicata Squash	Gourd	Fall	Fruit	Roasting
48	Dill	Herb	Summer	Leaf	Seasoning
49	Drumstick	Pod	Year-round	Pod	Indian Cuisine
50	Eggplant	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	Multiple Uses
51	Elephant Garlic	Allium	Summer	Bulb	Roasting
52	Endive	Leafy Green	Fall	Leaf	Salads
53	English Peas	Legume	Spring	Seed	Multiple Uses
54	Escarole	Leafy Green	Fall	Leaf	Soups, Salads
55	Fava Beans	Legume	Spring	Seed	Mediterranean
56	Fennel	Herb	Fall/Winter	Bulb	Multiple Uses
57	Fiddleheads	Fern	Spring	Frond	Sautéing
58	French Beans	Legume	Summer	Pod	Multiple Uses
59	Galangal	Root	Year-round	Root	Thai Cuisine
60	Garlic	Allium	Summer	Bulb	Multiple Uses
61	Ginger	Root	Year-round	Root	Multiple Uses
62	Green Onions	Allium	Year-round	Stem/Leaf	Multiple Uses
63	Hearts of Palm	Palm	Year-round	Stem	Salads
64	Horseradish	Root	Fall	Root	Condiment
65	Jerusalem Artichoke	Root	Fall	Root	Roasting
66	Jicama	Root	Year-round	Root	Raw, Salads
67	Kale	Leafy Green	Fall/Winter	Leaf	Multiple Uses
68	Kabocha Squash	Gourd	Fall	Fruit	Japanese Cuisine
69	Kohlrabi	Cruciferous	Fall	Stem	Slaws, Roasting
70	Komatsuna	Leafy Green	Fall	Leaf	Japanese Cuisine
71	Leeks	Allium	Fall/Winter	Stem	Soups, Braising
72	Lemongrass	Herb	Year-round	Stem	Asian Cuisine
73	Lettuce (Iceberg)	Leafy Green	Spring/Fall	Leaf	Salads
74	Lettuce (Romaine)	Leafy Green	Spring/Fall	Leaf	Salads
75	Lima Beans	Legume	Summer	Seed	S

No.	Vegetable Name	Category	Growing Season	Plant Part	Common Uses
76	Lotus Root	Root	Summer	Root	Asian Cuisine
77	Malabar Spinach	Leafy Green	Summer	Leaf	Indian Cuisine
78	Mung Bean Sprouts	Sprouts	Year-round	Sprout	Asian Cuisine
79	Mushroom (Button)	Fungus	Year-round	Fungus	Multiple Uses
80	Mushroom (Portobello)	Fungus	Year-round	Fungus	Grilling
81	Mushroom (Shiitake)	Fungus	Year-round	Fungus	Asian Cuisine
82	Mustard Greens	Leafy Green	Fall/Winter	Leaf	Southern Cuisine
83	Napa Cabbage	Cruciferous	Fall	Leaf	Asian Cuisine
84	New Zealand Spinach	Leafy Green	Summer	Leaf	Salads
85	Okra	Pod	Summer	Pod	Southern Cuisine
86	Onion (Red)	Allium	Summer	Bulb	Multiple Uses
87	Onion (White)	Allium	Summer	Bulb	Multiple Uses
88	Onion (Yellow)	Allium	Summer	Bulb	Multiple Uses
89	Parsley Root	Root	Fall	Root	Soups
90	Parsnip	Root	Fall/Winter	Root	Roasting
91	Pattypan Squash	Gourd	Summer	Fruit	Roasting
92	Peas (Snow)	Legume	Spring	Pod	Stir-fries
93	Peas (Sugar Snap)	Legume	Spring	Pod	Raw, Cooking
94	Pepperoncini	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	Pickling
95	Potato (Russet)	Nightshade	Fall	Tuber	Multiple Uses
96	Potato (Sweet)	Root	Fall	Root	Multiple Uses
97	Potato (Yukon Gold)	Nightshade	Fall	Tuber	Multiple Uses
98	Pumpkin	Gourd	Fall	Fruit	Multiple Uses
99	Radicchio	Leafy Green	Fall/Winter	Leaf	Salads
100	Radish (Red)	Root	Spring	Root	Salads
101	Radish (Watermelon)	Root	Fall	Root	Salads
102	Rapini	Cruciferous	Fall/Winter	Flower/Leaf	Italian Cuisine
103	Rhubarb	Stem	Spring	Stem	Pies, Sauces
104	Romanesco	Cruciferous	Fall	Flower	Italian Cuisine
105	Rutabaga	Root	Fall/Winter	Root	Roasting
106	Salsify	Root	Fall/Winter	Root	Soups
107	Scallions	Allium	Year-round	Stem/Leaf	Multiple Uses
108	Shallots	Allium	Summer	Bulb	Multiple Uses
109	Sorrel	Leafy Green	Spring	Leaf	Soups, Salads
110	Spaghetti Squash	Gourd	Fall	Fruit	Pasta Alternative
111	Spinach	Leafy Green	Spring/Fall	Leaf	Multiple Uses
112	Spring Onions	Allium	Spring	Stem/Leaf	Multiple Uses
113	Squash Blossoms	Flower	Summer	Flower	Stuffing
114	Sun Chokes	Root	Fall	Root	Roasting
115	Swiss Chard	Leafy Green	Year-round	Leaf	Multiple Uses
116	Taro Root	Root	Year-round	Root	Asian Cuisine
117	Tatsoi	Leafy Green	Fall/Winter	Leaf	Asian Cuisine
118	Thai Eggplant	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	Thai Cuisine
119	Tomatillo	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	Mexican Cuisine
120	Tomato (Beefsteak)	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	Multiple Uses
121	Tomato (Cherry)	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	Multiple Uses
122	Tomato (Roma)	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	Sauces
123	Turnip	Root	Fall/Winter	Root	Multiple Uses
124	Turnip Greens	Leafy Green	Fall/Winter	Leaf	Southern Cuisine
125	Wasabi Root	Root	Year-round	Root	Japanese Cuisine
126	Water Chestnuts	Root	Fall	Root	Asian Cuisine
127	Watercress	Leafy Green	Spring	Leaf	Salads
128	Wax Beans	Legume	Summer	Pod	Multiple Uses
129	White Asparagus	Stem	Spring	Stem	European Cuisine
130	Winter Melon	Gourd	Winter	Fruit	Asian Cuisine
131	Wood Ear Mushroom	Fungus	Year-round	Fungus	Asian Cuisine
132	Yam	Root	Fall	Root	Multiple Uses
133	Yard Long Beans	Legume	Summer	Pod	Asian Cuisine
134	Yellow Squash	Gourd	Summer	Fruit	Multiple Uses
135	Yu Choy	Leafy Green	Year-round	Leaf	Asian Cuisine
136	Yuca Root	Root	Year-round	Root	Latin Cuisine
137	Zucchini	Gourd	Summer	Fruit	Multiple Uses
138	Zucchini Flowers	Flower	Summer	Flower	Italian Cuisine
139	African Eggplant	Nightshade	Summer	Fruit	African Cuisine
140	Adzuki Sprouts	Sprouts	Year-round	Sprout	Asian Cuisine
141	Agretti	Leafy Green	Spring	Leaf	Italian Cuisine
142	Aloe Vera	Succulent	Year-round	Leaf	Medicinal
143	Amaranth Root	Root	Summer	Root	Asian Cuisine
144	Arracacha	Root	Year-round	Root	South American
145	Arrowhead	Root	Fall	Root	Asian Cuisine
146	Arrowroot	Root	Year-round	Root	Thickener
147	Asparagus Bean	Legume	Summer	Pod	Asian Cuisine
148	Azuki Bean	Legume	Fall	Seed	Asian Cuisine
149	Baby Bok Choy	Leafy Green	Fall/Winter	Leaf	Asian Cuisine
150	Bamboo Greens	Leafy Green	Spring	Leaf	Asian Cuisine

Teaching Children About Vegetables Names in English

Fun Learning Activities

Color-based categorization
Growing vegetables in a garden
Cooking simple recipes together
Creating vegetable art
Playing “I Spy” with vegetables

Conclusion vegetable Names in English

Understanding vegetable names in English enhances your culinary vocabulary and helps make informed food choices. This guide serves as a comprehensive reference for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of vegetables in English, from basic identification to advanced cooking applications.

Remember: The world of vegetables is vast and varied. This guide provides a foundation for understanding vegetable names in English, but there’s always more to discover and learn about these nutritious plants.

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