vegetalityn.

Brit.

/ˌvɛdʒᵻˈtalᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌvɛdʒəˈtælədi/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: vegetal adj., -ity suffix; vegetability n.

Etymology: Either < vegetal adj. + -ity suffix, or shortened < vegetability n. Compare French végétalité state or nature of a plant (1842), (in a living organism) the most basic functions, common to plants and animals (1852), plants collectively (1872).

= vegetability n. 2.

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the world > plants > [noun] > nature or quality of being a plant

vegetability1646

vegetality1849

1849 Med. Times 16 June 651/1 Some of the simplest forms of Infusoria, respecting the animality or vegetality of which microscopical authorities still differ, obey the law of alternate generation.

1879 G. H. Lewes Study Psychol. 54 In its evolution it passes from Vegetality to Animality, and through Animality to Humanity.

1903 J. K. Hayward Rebuttal of Spiritism 403 The cosmos stands charged (intransitively) with evolutionary possibilities in the direction of animality and vegetality under certain conditions of light and heat.

1998 M. Gluck Superplonk 1999 68 It [sc. a wine] offers glimpses of the grape's old world twiggy vegetality and dry richness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vegetality
释义	vegetalityn. Brit. /ˌvɛdʒᵻˈtalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌvɛdʒəˈtælədi/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: vegetal adj., -ity suffix; vegetability n. Etymology: Either < vegetal adj. + -ity suffix, or shortened < vegetability n. Compare French végétalité state or nature of a plant (1842), (in a living organism) the most basic functions, common to plants and animals (1852), plants collectively (1872). = vegetability n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > [noun] > nature or quality of being a plant vegetability1646 vegetality1849 1849 Med. Times 16 June 651/1 Some of the simplest forms of Infusoria, respecting the animality or vegetality of which microscopical authorities still differ, obey the law of alternate generation. 1879 G. H. Lewes Study Psychol. 54 In its evolution it passes from Vegetality to Animality, and through Animality to Humanity. 1903 J. K. Hayward Rebuttal of Spiritism 403 The cosmos stands charged (intransitively) with evolutionary possibilities in the direction of animality and vegetality under certain conditions of light and heat. 1998 M. Gluck Superplonk 1999 68 It [sc. a wine] offers glimpses of the grape's old world twiggy vegetality and dry richness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1849
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