Vegetative

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vegetative \Veg"e*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. v['e]g['e]tatif.]
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     1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants;
        capable of vegetating.
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     2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the
        vegetative properties of soil.
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     3. (Biol.) Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking
        of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of
        nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively
        animal functions; vegetal.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Veg"e*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --
        {Veg"e*ta*tive*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vegetative
       adj 1: of or relating to an activity that is passive and
              monotonous; "a dull vegetative lifestyle" [syn: {vegetive}]
       2: used of involuntary bodily functions; "vegetative functions
          such as digestion or growth or circulation"
       3: (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes [syn: {vegetal}]
       4: composed of vegetation or plants; "regions rich in vegetal
          products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative
          layer covering a forest floor" [syn: {vegetal}, {vegetational}]