vegetative

adjective

• 1 Biology 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 spores a vegetative replicating phase
• relating to or concerned with growth rather than sexual reproduction:environmental factors trigger the switch from vegetative to floral development

• 2relating 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.