veg·e·ta·tive (v j  -t  tv) also veg·e·tive (--tv)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 sexual 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. |
vegetative [ˈvɛdʒɪtətɪv]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) 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
vegetatively adv
vegetativeness n
| vegetative (vj-ttv) 1. Relating to or characteristic of plants or their growth. 2. Relating to vegetative reproduction. 3. Relating to feeding and growth rather than reproduction, as in the mobile phase of plasmodial slime molds. 4. Relating to an impaired level of brain function in which a person responds reflexively to certain sensory stimuli but demonstrates no cognitive function. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  vegetative - of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous; "a dull vegetative lifestyle" |
| 2. |  vegetative - composed of vegetation or plants; "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor" | |
| 3. | vegetative - relating to involuntary bodily functions; "vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation" physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms involuntary - controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start" | |
| 4. | vegetative - (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes |
Translations
vegetative
adj (Bot) → vegetativ ? persistent
vegetative [ˈvɛdʒɪtətɪv] adj (also) (Bot) → vegetativo/a
vegetative [ˈvɛdʒɪtətɪv] adj (also) (Bot) → vegetativo/a
vegetative [ˈvɛdʒɪtətɪv] adj (also) (Bot) → vegetativo/a
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