/ ˈvedʒɪtətɪv; NAmE -teɪtɪv/ adjective
1.
relating to plant life
2.
( medical ) ( of a person ) alive but showing no sign of brain activity
—see also persistent vegetative state
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in sense 1): from Old French vegetatif , -ive or medieval Latin vegetativus , from the verb vegetare , from vegetus active, from vegere be active.