1. Not containing any animal products
   "Basic Vanilla Vegan Cupcakes"; "Instead of using vegan sugar, you can replace it with equal parts maple sugar or rice syrup"

1. A strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products; may also avoid using animal products (e.g. leather)
   "The vegan restaurant offered a wide variety of plant-based dishes"

Derived forms: vegans

See also: comestible [rare], eatable, edible, esculent

Type of: vegetarian, veggie [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Vegan, West Virginia