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> [The word 'vegetable' has no precise botanical meaning in reference to food plants, and we find that almost all parts of plants have been employed as vegetables - roots (carrot and beet), stems (Irish potato and asparagus), leaves (spinach and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-heiser/the-word-vegetable-has-no-precise-botanical-meaning-in-reference-to/)

Charles Heiser

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## More by Charles Heiser

> [The word 'vegetable' has no precise botanical meaning in reference to food plants, and we find that almost all parts of plants have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-heiser/the-word-vegetable-has-no-precise-botanical-meaning-in-reference-to/)

Charles Heiser

> [Agriculture probably required a far greater discipline than did any form of food collecting. Seeds had to be planted at certain seasons, some protection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-heiser/agriculture-probably-required-a-far-greater-discipline-than-did-any/)

Charles Heiser

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