VEGETAL


Meaning of VEGETAL in English

[ 'vɛdʒɪt(ə)l ]

■ adjective

1》 formal relating to plants.

2》 Biology denoting the pole or extremity of an embryo containing the less active cytoplasm. The opposite of animal .

Origin

ME: from med. L. ~is , from L. vegetare 'animate'.

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