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vegetative

veg·e·ta·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vej-i-tey-tiv]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪ tɪv/
    • /ˈvedʒ.ɪ.te.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vej-i-tey-tiv]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪ tɪv/

Definitions of vegetative word

  • adjective vegetative growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating. 1
  • adjective vegetative of, relating to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth. 1
  • adjective vegetative of or relating to the plant kingdom. 1
  • adjective vegetative noting the parts of a plant not specialized for reproduction. 1
  • adjective vegetative (of reproduction) asexual. 1
  • adjective vegetative denoting or pertaining to those bodily functions that are performed unconsciously or involuntarily. 1
See all 23 definitions of vegetative

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Origin of vegetative

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English vegetatyf < Medieval Latin vegetātīvus. See vegetate, -ive

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Parts of speech for Vegetative

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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vegetative popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for vegetative

adj vegetative

  • childing — bearing a child; pregnant
  • fertile — bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific: fertile soil.
  • generative — capable of producing or creating.
  • hebetic — pertaining to or occurring in puberty.
  • herbal — of, relating to, or consisting of herbs.

adjective vegetative

  • asexual — Something that is asexual involves no sexual activity.
  • bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
  • feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
  • nonsexual — of, relating to, or for sex: sexual matters; sexual aids.
All 10 Synonyms of vegetative

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    a land-surface depression occupied by waterlogged soil and spongy vegetative material that cannot bear the weight of large animals.

  • chamaephyte

    a plant whose buds are close to the ground

  • cuttage

    the process of propagation by using a stem or other fragment taken from a growing plant

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  • growing point

    the undifferentiated end of a root, shoot, or vegetative axis consisting of a single cell or group of cells that divide to form primary meristematic tissue.
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