Definition of vegetative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vegetative

adjective

/ˈvedʒɪtətɪv/

/ˈvedʒɪteɪtɪv/

relating to plant life

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(medical) (of a person) alive but showing no sign of brain activity see also persistent vegetative state

Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (1)): from Old French vegetatif, -ive or medieval Latin vegetativus, from the verb vegetare, from vegetus ‘active’, from vegere ‘be active’.

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persistent vegetative state noun

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vegetated adjective
vegetation noun
vegetative adjective
veggie adjective
veggie noun

buttercup

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