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vegetative vegetative definition

vegetative


 
  Overview  of  adj  vegetative 
 
  The  adj  vegetative  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  vegetative,  vegetive  --  (of  or  relating  to  an  activity  that  is  passive  and  monotonous;  "a  dull  vegetative  lifestyle") 
  2.  vegetative  --  ((physiology)  used  of  involuntary  bodily  functions;  "vegetative  functions  such  as  digestion  or  growth  or  circulation") 
  3.  vegetal,  vegetative  --  ((of  reproduction)  characterized  by  asexual  processes) 
  4.  vegetal,  vegetational,  vegetative  --  (composed  of  vegetation  or  plants;  "regions  rich  in  vegetal  products;  "vegetational  cover";  "the  decaying  vegetative  layer  covering  a  forest  floor") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  vegetative 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  vegetative 
 
  Sense  2 
  vegetative 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  involuntary)  ->  voluntary 
 
  Sense  3 
  vegetal,  vegetative 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  asexual)  ->  sexual 
 
  Sense  4 
  vegetal,  vegetational,  vegetative 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  animal,  vegetable)  ->  mineral 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  vegetable,  mineral)  ->  animal 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  vegetative 
 
  4  senses  of  vegetative 
 
  Sense  1 
  vegetative,  vegetive 
  Pertains  to  noun  vegetation  (Sense  2) 
  =>vegetation 
  =>  quiescence,  quiescency,  dormancy,  sleeping 
 
  Sense  2 
  vegetative 
  =>  involuntary  (vs.  voluntary) 
 
  Sense  3 
  vegetal,  vegetative 
  =>  asexual  (vs.  sexual),  nonsexual 
 
  Sense  4 
  vegetal,  vegetational,  vegetative 
  =>  vegetable  (vs.  mineral)  (vs.  animal) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  vegetative 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  vegetative 
 
  vegetative  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  vegetative 
  vegetative 
 
  Overview  of  adj  vegetative 
 
  The  adj  vegetative  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  vegetative,  vegetive  --  (of  or  relating  to  an  activity  that  is  passive  and  monotonous;  "a  dull  vegetative  lifestyle") 
  2.  vegetative  --  ((physiology)  used  of  involuntary  bodily  functions;  "vegetative  functions  such  as  digestion  or  growth  or  circulation") 
  3.  vegetal,  vegetative  --  ((of  reproduction)  characterized  by  asexual  processes) 
  4.  vegetal,  vegetational,  vegetative  --  (composed  of  vegetation  or  plants;  "regions  rich  in  vegetal  products;  "vegetational  cover";  "the  decaying  vegetative  layer  covering  a  forest  floor") 



vegetative definition