I. vegetal noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from vegeter to grow as a plant, from Medieval Latin vegetare to grow, flourish
obsolete : vegetable
II. veg·e·tal ˈvejəd. ə l, -jət ə l adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin veget are to grow, flourish + English -al
1. obsolete : having or showing plantlike life and growth
2. : relating to vegetables or to vegetation : of the nature of a vegetable (as in growth and development) as contrasted with that of an animal : vegetable
3. : composed of or derived from vegetables
a vegetal diet
a vegetal remedy
regions rich in vegetal and mineral products — Canadian Mining Journal
4. : vegetative 1
5. : of or relating to the vegetal pole of an egg or to that part of an egg from which the endoderm normally develops — compare animal 5