Definitions for vegetalˈvɛdʒ ɪ tl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

veg•e•talˈvɛdʒ ɪ tl(adj.)

  1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of plants or vegetables.

    Category: Botany

  2. Category: Botany

    Ref: vegetative (def. 7). 8

Origin of vegetal:

1350–1400; ME < L veget(āre) to quicken (see vegetate ) +-al -al1

Princeton's WordNet

  1. vegetal, vegetational, vegetative(adj)

    composed of vegetation or plants

    "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"

  2. vegetal, vegetative(adj)

    (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes

Wiktionary

  1. vegetal(Adjective)

    pertaining to vegetables or other plants (as opposed to animal)

  2. vegetal(Adjective)

    a grassy, herbaceous taste

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vegetal(adj)

    of or pertaining to vegetables, or the vegetable kingdom; of the nature of a vegetable; vegetable

  2. Vegetal(adj)

    of, pertaining to, or designating, that class of vital phenomena, such as digestion, absorption, assimilation, secretion, excretion, circulation, generation, etc., which are common to plants and animals, in distinction from sensation and volition, which are peculiar to animals

  3. Vegetal(noun)

    a vegetable


Translations for vegetal

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

vegetable(noun)

a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food

We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; (also adjective) vegetable oils.

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