leafy and stem vegetables
A collective term used in agriculture, nutrition, and food classification for vegetables where the leaf or stem is the main edible part. Spinach, cabbage, asparagus, etc is also used.
Leafy and stem vegetables include spinach and asparagus.
葉菜類 refers specifically to leafy vegetables (e.g., spinach, lettuce), while 葉茎菜類 also includes stem vegetables (e.g., asparagus, celery).
茎菜類 refers specifically to stem vegetables, whereas 葉茎菜類 is a broader category covering both leafy and stem vegetables.
Compound of 葉 (leaf), 茎 (stem), 菜 (vegetable), and 類 (category). A modern technical term for a vegetable subgroup.