/ Dictionary / Index V vegetable silk: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: veg'etable silk" Pronunciation: [key] a fine, glossy fiber, similar to silk cotton, from the seeds of a spiny Brazilian tree, Chorisia speciosa. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. vegetable pear vegetable sponge Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language