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vegetative

/ˈvɛdʒəteɪtɪv/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
  2. Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
  3. Physically inactive.
  4. Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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