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vegetative

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɛdʒɪtətɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vej′i tā′tiv)

veg•e•ta•tive (vej′i tā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.

Botanygrowing or developing as or like plants; vegetating.
Botanyof, pertaining to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth.
Botanyof or pertaining to the plant kingdom.
Botanynoting the parts of a plant not specialized for reproduction.
(of reproduction) asexual.
denoting or pertaining to those bodily functions that are performed unconsciously or involuntarily.
having the power to produce or support growth in plants:vegetative mold.
Developmental Biologycharacterized by a lack of activity;
inactive;
passive:a vegetative state.

Also, veg•e•tive (vej′i tiv).USA pronunciation

Medieval Latin vegetātīvus. See vegetate, -ive
Middle English vegetatyf 1350–1400

veg′e•ta′tive•ly, adv.
veg′e•ta′tive•ness, n.

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vegetative /ˈvɛdʒɪtətɪv/ adj

of, relating to, or denoting the nonreproductive parts of a plant, i.e. the stems, leaves, and roots, or growth that does not involve the reproductive parts
(of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
of or relating to functions such as digestion, growth, and circulation rather than sexual reproduction
(of a style of living) dull, stagnant, unthinking, or passive

ˈvegetatively adv

veg•e•tate /ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -tat•ed, -tat•ing.

to grow as or like a plant.
to lead an inactive life without much physical, mental, or social activity.

veg•e•ta•tive, adj.

veg•e•tate (vej′i tāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -tat•ed, -tat•ing.

to grow in, or as in, the manner of a plant.
to be passive or unthinking;
to do nothing:to lie on the beach and vegetate.
Pathologyto grow, or increase by growth, as an excrescence.

Latin vegetātus (past participle of vegetāre to quicken, enliven), equivalent. to veget(us) lively (origin, originally past participle of vegēre to give vigor) + -ātus -ate¹
1595–1605

'vegetative' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Adonis - asexual - biennial - bulb - bulbil - corm - cutting - guerrilla - mycelium - persistent vegetative state - phalanx - PVS - thallus - tuber - vegetal - vegetation - arthrospore - bog hole - chamaephyte - cuttage - erysipelas - growing point - hemiplankton - sclerotium - soredium - sterilization

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