vegetative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɛd͡ʒəteɪtɪv/
Etymology
From Middle French végétatif, from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from past participle stem of vegetare.
Meanings
- Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
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Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
In Lejeuneaceae vegetative branches normally originate from the basiscopic basal portion of a lateral segment half, as in the Radulaceae, and the associated leaves, therefore, are quite unmodified.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5:
- Physically inactive.
- Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more vegetative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most vegetative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
vegetative cell · vegetatively · vegetativeness · nonvegetative · persistive vegetative state · neurovegetative · vegetative nervous system