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Noun: vegetable oil
  1. Any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
    "Vegetable oil is often used as a healthier alternative to animal fats";
    - oil

Derived forms: vegetable oils

Type of: edible fat

Part of: margarine, marge [Brit, informal], oleo [N. Amer], oleomargarine [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Vegetable oil