vegetative

Definition of Vegetative in English :

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Adjective

1. vegetative, vegetive

of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous

Example Sentences:
'a dull vegetative lifestyle'

vegetive

2. vegetal, vegetational, vegetative

composed of vegetation or plants

Example Sentences:
'regions rich in vegetal products'
'vegetational cover'
'the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor'

3. vegetative

relating to involuntary bodily functions

Example Sentences:
'vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation'

4. vegetal, vegetative

(of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes

vegetal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vegetative

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adjective

1.

of, relating to, or denoting the nonreproductive parts of a plant, i.e. the stems, leaves, and roots, or growth that does not involve the reproductive parts

2.

(of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes

3.

of or relating to functions such as digestion, growth, and circulation rather than sexual reproduction

4.

(of a style of living) dull, stagnant, unthinking, or passive

Vegetative

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adjective

1.

a.

of vegetation, or plants

b.

of or concerned with vegetation, or plant growth

2.

growing, or capable of growing, as plants

3.

designating or of those functions or parts of plants concerned with growth and nutrition as distinguished from reproduction

4.

capable of causing growth in plants; fertile

vegetative material

5.

vegetational

6.

involuntary or passive like the growth of plants; showing little mental activity

a vegetative existence

7. Zoology

of or pertaining to reproduction by budding or other asexual method

Vegetative

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adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of plants or their growth.

2. Biology

a. Of, relating to, or capable of growth.

b. Of, relating to, or functioning in processes such as growth or nutrition rather than reproduction.

c. Of or relating to asexual reproduction, such as fission or budding.

3. Spending much time sitting or lying down; physically inactive.

4. Medicine Of or relating to an impaired level of brain function in which a person responds to certain sensory stimuli but demonstrates no cognitive function.

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