veg ‧ e ‧ ta ‧ tive /ˈvedʒətətɪv, ˈvedʒɪtətɪv $ -teɪtɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
1 . technical relating to plants, and particularly to the way they grow or make new plants
vegetative reproduction/propagation
2 . a vegetative state a condition in which someone cannot think or move because their brain has been damaged