VEGETATIVE

vegetal, vegetative

(adjective) (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes

vegetative

(adjective) relating to involuntary bodily functions; “vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation”

vegetative, vegetive

(adjective) of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous; “a dull vegetative lifestyle”

vegetational, vegetative, vegetal

(adjective) composed of vegetation or plants; “regions rich in vegetal products”; “vegetational cover”; “the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

vegetative (comparative more vegetative, superlative most vegetative)

Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.

(biology) Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.

Physically inactive.

(medicine) Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.

Source: Wiktionary

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Veg"e*ta*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. végétatif.]

1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating.

2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the vegetative properties of soil.

3. (Biol.)

Definition: Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively animal functions; vegetal.

– Veg"e*ta*tive*ly, adv.

– Veg"e*ta*tive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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