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1. (adj.) vegetative
growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating.
2. vegetative
of, pertaining to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth.
3. vegetative
noting the parts of a plant not specialized for reproduction.
4. vegetative
(of reproduction) asexual.
5. vegetative
noting or pertaining to unconscious or involuntary bodily functions.
6. vegetative
having the power to produce or support growth in plants:
vegetative mold.
7. vegetative
inactive; passive:
a vegetative existence.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML)
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| Definition of 'Vegetative' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) vegetative, vegetive
of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
"a dull vegetative lifestyle"
2. (adj) vegetal, vegetational, vegetative
composed of vegetation or plants
"regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"
3. (adj) vegetative
relating to involuntary bodily functions
"vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation"
4. (adj) vegetal, vegetative
(of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Vegetative
growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating
2. (adj) Vegetative
having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the vegetative properties of soil
3. (adj) Vegetative
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
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