vegetative

Etymology

From Middle French végétatif, from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from past participle stem of vegetare.

adj

  1. Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
  2. (biology) Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
  3. Physically inactive.
  4. (medicine) 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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