- veg·e·ta·tive
- /ˈvɛʤəˌteıtıv/ adj: of or relating to plants
the area's vegetative cover
vegetative growth
— see also ↑persistent vegetative state
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
veg·e·ta·tive
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veg´e|ta´tive|ly — veg|e|ta|tive «VEHJ uh TAY tihv», adjective. 1. growing as plants do: »a weed so vegetative as to infest the whole land. 2. of plants or plant life: »a vegetative season. 3. Botany. concerned with growth and development rather than reproduction.… … Useful english dictionary
veg|e|ta|tive — «VEHJ uh TAY tihv», adjective. 1. growing as plants do: »a weed so vegetative as to infest the whole land. 2. of plants or plant life: »a vegetative season. 3. Botany. concerned with growth and development rather than reproduction. The roots,… … Useful english dictionary
veg´e|ta´tive|ness — veg|e|ta|tive «VEHJ uh TAY tihv», adjective. 1. growing as plants do: »a weed so vegetative as to infest the whole land. 2. of plants or plant life: »a vegetative season. 3. Botany. concerned with growth and development rather than reproduction.… … Useful english dictionary
veg — veg·e·ta·blize; veg·e·ta·bly; veg·e·tal·ize; veg·e·tar·i·an·ism; veg·e·tate; veg·e·ta·tion; veg·e·ta·tion·al; veg·e·ta·tion·less; veg·e·ta·tive; veg·e·tive; veg·gie; veg; veg·e·ta·ble; veg·e·tar·i·an; veg·e·ta·tive·ly; veg·e·ta·tive·ness; veg·ie; … English syllables
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
veg|e|tive — «VEHJ uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. = vegetative. (Cf. ↑vegetative) –n. Obsolete. 1. a vegetable or plant. 2. a vegetable cultivated for food … Useful english dictionary
vegetative — veg·e·ta·tive … English syllables
vegetatively — veg·e·ta·tive·ly … English syllables
vegetative — veg•e•ta•tive [[t]ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) bot growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating 2) bot of, pertaining to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth 3) bot noting the parts of a plant not specialized for reproduction… … From formal English to slang
vegetative — veg|e|ta|tive [ˈvedʒıtətıv US teıtıv] adj [only before noun] 1.) technical relating to plants, and particularly to the way they grow or make new plants vegetative reproduction/propagation 2.) a vegetative state a condition in which someone cannot … Dictionary of contemporary English
