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Definition of Vegetative
1. Adjective. Of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous. "A dull vegetative lifestyle"
2. Adjective. Composed of vegetation or plants. "The decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"
3. Adjective. Relating to involuntary bodily functions. "Vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation"
4. Adjective. (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes.
Definition of Vegetative
1. a. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating.
2. a. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating.
Definition of Vegetative
1. Adjective. Of, or relating to plants; especially to their growth. ¹
2. Adjective. (biology) Of, or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction. ¹
3. Adjective. Physically inactive. ¹
4. Adjective. (medicine) Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Vegetative
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Vegetative
1. 1. Concerned with growth and with nutrition. 2. Functioning involuntarily or unconsciously, as the vegetative nervous system. 3. Resting, denoting the portion of a cell cycle during which the cell is not involved in replication. 4. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of plants. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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