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| veg·e·ta·tive [ véjjə tàytiv ] |
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1. of plants: relating to or typical of vegetation, plants, or plant growth
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2. involving growth, not sexual reproduction: relating to, involving, or typical of the growth and maintenance of an organism, rather than its sexual reproduction
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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
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4. having sedentary lifestyle: leading a physically or mentally inactive life
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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
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  veg·e·ta·tive·ly adverb |
| veg·e·ta·tive·ness noun |
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