单词 | vegetatively |
释义 | > as lemmasˈvegetatively ˈvegetatively adv. in vegetative terms; by vegetative means; (chiefly) by asexual means (cf. sense A. 8b). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adverb] vegetatively1819 1819 G. Field in Pamphleteer 15 vii. 133 Considered vegetatively, animals are produced seminally in their like kinds in endless succession. 1853 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 1 310 In both Plants and Animals, then, there is one histological element, the Endoplast, which does nothing but grow and vegetatively repeat itself. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 431/2 In some instances the one generation may spring vegetatively from the other without the intervention of a spore. 1905 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Feb. 442 They develop into one of the three following forms all of which can reproduce themselves vegetatively. 2001 Independent (Nexis) 15 Sept. (Features section) 10 Vegetatively propagated stock will be more expensive but it is worth it. < as lemmas |
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