vegetative
AdjectiveUS[vej-uh-tey-tiv]/ˌvɛdʒəˈteɪtɪv/4 syllables
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Adjective (4)
- composed of vegetation or plants“regions rich in vegetal products”“vegetational cover”“the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor”Synonyms: vegetationalvegetal
- of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous“a dull vegetative lifestyle”Synonyms: vegetiveRelating to vegetation
- relating to involuntary bodily functions“vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation”Opposite voluntarySimilar involuntary
- (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processesSynonyms: vegetalOpposite sexualSimilar asexual, nonsexual
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Veg′e·ta·tive adjective
Origin: 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. Biology 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′wb-a1′>′e·ta·tive·ly, adverb — Veg′wb-a1′>′e·ta·tive·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54