vegetative

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈvɛd͡ʒəteɪtɪv/

Definition of vegetative

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
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adj

  1. Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
  2. Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
    “In Lejeuneaceae vegetative branches normally originate from the basiscopic basal portion of a lateral segment half, as in the Radulaceae, and the associated leaves, therefore, are quite unmodified.”
  3. Physically inactive.
  4. Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.

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Etymology

From Middle French végétatif, from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from past participle stem of vegetare.

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