vegetative

adj
/ˈvɛd͡ʒəteɪtɪv/

Etymology

From Middle French végétatif, from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from past participle stem of vegetare.

  1. derived from végétatif

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to plants

    Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.

  2. Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather…

    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.
  3. Physically inactive.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is…

      Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.

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