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.
Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. All parts of herbaceous plants eaten as food by humans, whole or in part, are generally considered vegetables. Mushrooms, though belonging to the biological kingdom, fungi, are also commonly considered vegetables. Since vegetable is not a botanical term, there is no contradiction in referring to a plant part as a fruit while also being considered a vegetable.