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Adjective: vegetative  'veji`teytiv [N. Amer], vejitutiv [Brit]
  1. Of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
    "a dull vegetative lifestyle"
    - vegetive
     
  2. Composed of vegetation or plants
    "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"
    - vegetal, vegetational
     
  3. Relating to involuntary bodily functions
    "vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation"
     
  4. (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
    - vegetal

See also: asexual, involuntary, nonsexual, vegetate, vegetation

Encyclopedia: Vegetative