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.
More specifically, a vegetable may be defined as any plant, part of which is used for food, a secondary meaning then being the edible part of such a plant. A more precise definition is any plant part consumed for food that is not a fruit or seed, but including mature fruits that are eaten as part of a main meal. Falling outside these definitions are edible fungi (such as mushrooms) and edible seaweed which, although not parts of plants, are often treated as vegetables.