vegetal

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(vej′ə təl)

adjective

  1. vegetable
  2. vegetative (sense )

Origin: ME vegytalle < ML *vegetalis < vegetare, to grow < L: see vegetate

See vegetal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of plants.
  2. Relating to growth rather than to sexual reproduction; vegetative.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin vegetālis

Origin: , from Latin vegetāre, to enliven; see vegetable

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Related Forms:

  • vegˈe·tal·ly adverb

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