vegetal

 
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛdʒɪt(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1 formal relating to plants: a vegetal aroma
  • 2 [attributive] Embryology relating to that pole of the ovum or embryo that contains the less active cytoplasm, and frequently most of the yolk, in the early stages of development: vegetal cells the vegetal region

Origin:

late Middle English: from medieval Latin vegetalis, from Latin vegetare 'animate'. vegetal (sense 2) dates from the early 20th century