VEGETATIVE


Meaning of VEGETATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈve-jə-ˌtā-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 14th century

1.

a.

(1) : growing or having the power of growing

(2) : of, relating to, or engaged in nutritive and growth functions as contrasted with reproductive functions

a vegetative nucleus

b. : promoting plant growth

the vegetative properties of soil

c. : of, relating to, or involving propagation by nonsexual processes or methods

2. : relating to, composed of, or suggesting vegetation

3. : of or relating to the division of nature comprising the plant kingdom

4.

a. : autonomic 1

b. : characterized by, resulting from, or being a state of severe mental impairment in which only involuntary bodily functions are sustained

5. : vegetable 3

• veg·e·ta·tive·ly adverb

• veg·e·ta·tive·ness noun

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