vegetative
/ˈvɛdʒəteɪtɪv/ · adjective
Meaning
- Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
- Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
- Physically inactive.
- Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.
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