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vegetative

veg·e·ta·tive [ véjjə tàytiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of plants: relating to or typical of vegetation, plants, or plant growth

2. involving growth, not sexual reproduction: relating to, involving, or typical of the growth and maintenance of an organism, rather than its sexual reproduction

3. reproducing asexually: describes reproduction, especially in plants, in which new individuals develop asexually from specialized structures such as bulbs, rhizomes, or runners rather than from specialized sex cells

4. having sedentary lifestyle: leading a physically or mentally inactive life

5. medicine relating to persistent coma: characterized by the reduction or absence of the usual mental or physical functions, often as a result of injury to the brain


veg·e·ta·tive·ly adverb
veg·e·ta·tive·ness noun
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