Adjective: vegetative 've-ji,tey-tiv [N. Amer], ve-ji-tu-tiv [Brit]
- (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
"Vegetative propagation is common in many species of plants";
- vegetal
- Composed of vegetation or plants
"the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor";
- vegetational, vegetal
- (physiology) relating to involuntary bodily functions
"vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation"
- Of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
"a dull vegetative lifestyle";
- vegetive [archaic]
See also: asexual, involuntary, nonsexual
Encyclopedia: Vegetative