ADJECTIVE | pert | vegetative, vegetational, vegetal | composed of vegetation or plants |
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pert | vegetative, vegetive | of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous | |
all | vegetative | relating to involuntary bodily functions | |
all | vegetative, vegetal | (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes |
Sounds | veh.jhahtey'tihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | Composed of vegetation or plants. | |
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Example | "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor" | |
Synonyms | vegetational, vegetal | |
Spanish | vegetal, vegetativo | |
Catalan | vegetal, vegetatiu |
Meaning | Of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous. | |
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Example | "a dull vegetative lifestyle" | |
Synonym | vegetive | |
Spanish | vegetativo | |
Nouns | vegetation | inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable / comparable to the inactivity of plant life |
Verbs | vegetate | engage in passive relaxation |
vegetate | lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind |
Meaning | Relating to involuntary bodily functions. | |
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Example | "vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation" | |
Category | physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
Broader | involuntary | Controlled by the autonomic nervous system |
Spanish | vegetativo | |
Catalan | vegetatiu |
Meaning | (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes. | |
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Synonym | vegetal | |
Broader | asexual, nonsexual | not having or involving sex |
Spanish | vegetal, vegetativo | |
Catalan | vegetal | |
Verbs | vegetate | propagate asexually |
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