The product is used to control many pests, including whitefly, aphids, Japanese beetles, moth larvae, scale and spider mites. Sprays containing clarified hydrophobic extract of Neem oil are also used as fungicides against rust, black spot, mildew, leaf spot, scab, anthracnose, blight and botrytis.
vegetable noun (FOOD) A1 [ C ] US informal veggie a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food, especially in dishes that are not sweet: fresh/frozen vegetables. vegetable soup/stew/curry. fruit and vegetables. The potato is the most popular vegetable in this country. In the winter we tend to eat more root vegetables, such as carrots and parsnips. Raw vegetables contain more potassium than cooked ones. a vegetable knife. Compare. fruit noun.
1 However, the botanical definition of a fruit is quite specific it is the ripened ovary that usually contains the seeds. 2  Not all fruits are sweet and soft, and many are not good to eat at all. 3  Vegetables are considered to be the edible portion of the vegetative plant body stem, roots, leaves, flowers. The seed dispersal vehicle for a flowering plant is the fruit. 2  The word fruit has different meanings to different people. 3  It carries the connotation of a sweet, soft plant product. 4  Thus, fruits are usually regarded as a dessert food, whereas vegetables are usually considered part of the main course meal.