vegetative
adjective
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characterized by an asexual reproductive processes in plants“The vegetative plant sends out runners to spread itself.”
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relating to involuntary bodily functions“Vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation keep animals alive even when they are unconscious.”
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composed of vegetation or plants“My diet is entirely vegetative.”
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of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous“We don't want to live a dull, vegetative lifestyle.”
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lacking any cognitive function, including any awareness of oneself or the outside world“After sustained massive head trauma, the patient was alive, but in a vegetative state.”