1 Biology of, relating to, or denoting reproduction or propagation achieved by asexual means, either naturally (budding, rhizomes, runners, bulbs, etc.) or artificially (grafting, layering, or taking cuttings):vegetative sporesa vegetative replicating phase
of, relating to, or concerned with growth rather than sexual reproduction:environmental factors trigger the switch from vegetative to floral development
2of or relating to vegetation or plant life:diverse vegetative types
3 Medicine (of a person) alive but comatose and without apparent brain activity or responsiveness.See persistent vegetative state.
Derivatives
vegetatively
adverb
vegetativeness
noun
Origin:
late Middle English(sense 2): from Old French vegetatif, -ive or medieval Latin vegetativus(see vegetate)
