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vegetal

veg·e·tal [ véjjət'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of plants: relating to plants

2. biology 
Same as  vegetative (sense 2)


[14th century. < medieval Latin vegetalis< Latin vegetare (see vegetate)]
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