noun
green vegetable; green crop
Refers to leafy green vegetables or crops grown for their edible green parts.
青野菜にはビタミンが豊富に含まれている。
Green vegetables are rich in vitamins.
緑黄色野菜 refers specifically to green and yellow vegetables rich in carotene, while 青野菜 is a broader term for green leafy vegetables.
Compound of 青 (ao, 'green') and 野菜 (yasai, 'vegetable').