- growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating.
- of, relating to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth.
- of or relating to the plant kingdom.
- noting the parts of a plant not specialized for reproduction.
- (of reproduction) asexual.
- denoting or pertaining to those bodily functions that are performed unconsciously or involuntarily.
- having the power to produce or support growth in plants: vegetative mold.
- characterized by a lack of activity; inactive; passive: a vegetative state.
- of, relating to, or denoting the nonreproductive parts of a plant, i.e. the stems, leaves, and roots, or growth that does not involve the reproductive parts
- (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
- of or relating to functions such as digestion, growth, and circulation rather than sexual reproduction
- (of a style of living) dull, stagnant, unthinking, or passive
