vegetative

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

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vegetative (comparative more vegetative, superlative most vegetative)

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

[edit] Related terms

• persistent vegetative state

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

vegetative f.

1. Feminine plural form of vegetativo