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strict definition
vegetable garden
A distinct section of land cultivated with various plants arranged for harvest by hand.
A vegetable garden is a distinct piece of land where various species of plants are cultivated for manual harvesting. They are usually arranged in rows, but may be configured in other fashions.
The plants are cultivated for harvesting by hand. Rows are a common arrangement, but other layouts retain the same manual-harvest purpose.
The distinct cultivated piece of land is the object. Its planting pattern is separate from the boundaries that distinguish it from neighboring land.