Modifies a noun

• propagation: Has there been subsequent vegetative propagation of material derived from seed?

• mycelium: Much of their life cycle is spent as vegetative mycelium, exploiting complex substrates.

• reproduction: Many water plants rely more on vegetative reproduction than on seeds for dispersal.

• state: He would have been in a vegetative state for the rest of his life.

• growth: To flower freely, vegetative growth must not be more than moderate.

• spread: In addition to low levels of seed production, vegetative spread is very slow.

Modifying Another Word

• purely: In the UK, the reproduction of Japanese knotweed is purely vegetative.

• permanently: Patients who are permanently vegetative or minimally aware are not usually admitted and patients with tracheotomies are only admitted under exceptional circumstances.

• only: In situations where seedlings cannot establish ( i.e. where vegetation management does not produce patches of bare soil ) only vegetative spread occurs.

Used with adjective complement

• remain: For instance Jennett and Teasdale [ 8 ] describe the case of a man who remained vegetative for 18 years.