vegetative

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The definition of vegetative is something that relates to plants or shows little brain function.

An example of vegetative is growing vegetables from seed, vegetative starter.
An example of vegetative is a person with major brain damage showing no mental activity or emotion, a vegetative existence.

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vegetative

1. of vegetation, or plants
2. of or concerned with vegetation, or plant growth
growing, or capable of growing, as plants
designating or of those functions or parts of plants concerned with growth and nutrition as distinguished from reproduction
capable of causing growth in plants; fertile: vegetative material
vegetational
1. characterized by a passive existence
2. characterized by extremely limited responsiveness and brain activity: a patient in a vegetative state
Zool. of or pertaining to reproduction by budding or other asexual method

Origin of vegetative

Middle English from Medieval Latin vegetativus from Classical Latin vegetatus: see vegetate

Also veg′etive

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vegetative

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adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of plants or their growth.
Biology
a. Of, relating to, or capable of growth.
b. Of, relating to, or functioning in processes such as growth or nutrition rather than reproduction.
c. Of or relating to asexual reproduction, such as fission or budding.
Spending much time sitting or lying down; physically inactive.
Medicine Of or relating to an impaired level of brain function in which a person responds to certain sensory stimuli but demonstrates no cognitive function.

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Relating to or characteristic of plants or their growth.
Relating to vegetative reproduction.
Relating to feeding and growth rather than reproduction, as in the mobile phase of plasmodial slime molds.
Relating to an impaired level of brain function in which a person responds reflexively to certain sensory stimuli but demonstrates no cognitive function.

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Adjective

(comparative more vegetative, superlative most vegetative)

Of, or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
(biology) Of, or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
Physically inactive.
(medicine) Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.

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vegetative - Medical Definition

also vegetive (-ĭ-tĭv)

adj.

Relating to or characteristic of plants or their growth.
Biology
1. Relating to or capable of growth.
2. Relating to or functioning in processes such as growth or nutrition rather than reproduction.
3. Relating to asexual reproduction, such as fission or budding.
Spending much time sitting or lying down; physically inactive.
Medicine Relating to an impaired level of brain function in which a person responds to certain sensory stimuli but demonstrates no cognitive function.

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