In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
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
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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