VEGETATIVELY

Etymology

Adverb

vegetatively (comparative more vegetatively, superlative most vegetatively)

In a vegetative manner; without sexual reproduction.

Source: Wiktionary


VEGETATIVE

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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