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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024veg•e•ta•tive (vej′i tā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - Botanygrowing or developing as or like plants; vegetating.
- Botanyof, pertaining to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth.
- Botanyof or pertaining to the plant kingdom.
- Botanynoting the parts of a plant not specialized for reproduction.
- (of reproduction) asexual.
- denoting or pertaining to those bodily functions that are performed unconsciously or involuntarily.
- having the power to produce or support growth in plants:vegetative mold.
- Developmental Biologycharacterized by a lack of activity;
inactive; passive:a vegetative state. Also, veg•e•tive (vej′i tiv).USA pronunciation - Medieval Latin vegetātīvus. See vegetate, -ive
- Middle English vegetatyf 1350–1400
veg′e•ta′tive•ly, adv. veg′e•ta′tive•ness, n. |