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All natural functions of living organisms that maintain life.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
vegetative functions
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vegetative — [vej′ətivvej′ə tāt΄iv] adj. [ME < ML vegetativus < L vegetatus: see VEGETATE] 1. a) of vegetation, or plants b) of or concerned with vegetation, or plant growth 2. growing, or capable of growing, as plants 3. designating or of those… … English World dictionary
Vegetative — Veg e*ta*tive, a. [Cf. F. v[ e]g[ e]tatif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the vegetative properties of soil. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vegetative — 1. Growing or functioning involuntarily or unconsciously, after the assumed manner of vegetable life; denoting especially a state of grossly impaired consciousness, as after severe head trauma or brain disease, in which an individual is incapable … Medical dictionary
vegetative — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) growing or having the power of growing (2) of, relating to, or engaged in nutritive and growth functions as contrasted with reproductive functions < a vegetative nucleus > b. promoting plant growth < the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vegetative — vegetatively, adv. vegetativeness, n. /vej i tay tiv/, adj. 1. growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating. 2. of, pertaining to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth. 3. of or pertaining to the plant kingdom. 4. noting the… … Universalium
vegetative — adjective a) Of, or relating to plants; especially to their growth. In Lejeuneaceae vegetative branches normally originate from the basiscopic basal portion of a lateral segment half, as in the Radulaceae, and the associated leaves, therefore,… … Wiktionary
vegetative — veg•e•ta•tive [[t]ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) bot growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating 2) bot of, pertaining to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth 3) bot noting the parts of a plant not specialized for reproduction… … From formal English to slang
vegetative — /ˈvɛdʒəteɪtɪv/ (say vejuhtaytiv) adjective 1. growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating. 2. of, relating to, or connected with vegetation or vegetable growth. 3. denoting the parts of a plant not specialised for sexual reproduction. 4.… …
vegetative state — a condition of profound nonresponsiveness in a state of apparent wakefulness, usually due to widespread lesions of the cerebral cortex and thalamus. Awareness of the self or of the environment is completely absent and there is no evidence of… … Medical dictionary
Persistent vegetative state — ICD 9 780.03 MeSH D018458 A persistent vegetative state is a disorder of consciousness in which patients with severe brain damage who were in a coma, progress to a state of partial … Wikipedia
