Vegetative
Pronunciation : Veg"e*ta*tive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. v?g?tatif.]
Definition : 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.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913