Nutrition An edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed (nut). Defining a plant food as a vegetable is somewhat arbitrary and depends on use. As an example, tomatoes are botanically defined as fruits, but used as vegetables. Vox populi A common, albeit un-PC, term for a person in persistent vegetative state.
The definition of abstain is choosing to not do something. An example of abstain is to not eat animal products during Lent. Abstain means to not vote. An example of abstain would be a senator who chooses not to vote on a particular bill.
Regardless of whether people are abstaining from food, alcohol, or sex, they have to practice self-control. In fact, the word is derived from the Latin term for to hold back. The word abstinence is often used in reference to sex education courses that teach kids to hold themselves back from having sex. Thesaurus Definitions of abstinence