Veg"e*ta*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. végétatif.]

1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating.

2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the vegetative properties of soil.

3. (Biol.) Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively animal functions; vegetal.

-- Veg"e*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Veg"e*ta*tive*ness, n.

Veg"e*ta*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. végétatif.]

1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating.

2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the vegetative properties of soil.

3. (Biol.) Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively animal functions; vegetal.

-- Veg"e*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Veg"e*ta*tive*ness, n.

• Of, or relating to plants; especially to their growth
  
• (biology) Of, or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction
  
• Physically inactive
  
• (medicine) Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts