What's the Difference Between a Salad and a Vegetable?
                                
                                
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                                According to botanists, a vegetable is an edible part of a plant, like a root, stem, or leaf. So, what's the difference between a salad and a vegetable, and why isn't every vegetable-filled dish automatically a salad?