VEGETATIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does vegetative mean?
• VEGETATIVE (adjective)
The adjective VEGETATIVE has 4 senses:
1. of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
2. relating to involuntary bodily functions
3. (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
4. composed of vegetation or plants
Familiarity information: VEGETATIVE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• VEGETATIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
vegetative; vegetive
Context example:
a dull vegetative lifestyle
Pertainym:
vegetation (inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life)
Meaning:
Relating to involuntary bodily functions
Context example:
vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation
Similar:
involuntary (controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control)
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
Meaning:
(of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
Synonyms:
vegetal; vegetative
Similar:
asexual; nonsexual (not having or involving sex)
Meaning:
Composed of vegetation or plants
Synonyms:
vegetational; vegetal; vegetative
Context examples:
regions rich in vegetal products / vegetational cover / the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor
Similar:
vegetable (of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants)
