vegetative

[US]/'vedʒɪtətɪv/
[UK]/'vɛdʒə'tetɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relating to plant growth, having the power of growth, monotonous.

Phrases & Collocations

vegetative state

vegetative growth

vegetative reproduction

vegetative propagation

persistent vegetative state

vegetative cell

Example Sentences

a vegetative replicating phase.

environmental factors trigger the switch from vegetative to floral development.

The Cape sundew is easily propagated by seed or vegetative means.

Viviparous propagation of plants is divided into seed viviparity and vegetative organ viviparity.

It is an organ of perennation or vegetative propagation, and is characteristic of various water plants (e.g.Sagittaria).

Studies were made on the vegetative propagation coefficient and cormel's biological characters using eighth-excision in different development phase of Lycoris radiate.

Haplont A haploid organism that represents the vegetative stage in life cycles in which diploidy is restricted to the zygote.

Diplont A diploid organism that represents the vegetative stage in life cycles in which haploidy is restricted to the gametes.

Leaves on vegetative branchlets reduced, totally adnate to branches, gray-green, amplexicaul, vaginate, apex acute.

changes of IF-NM system and protein composition after encystment reveal that gene expression of resting cell is different from that of vegetative cell.

Too much pollution from nutrients, causing overfertilization and too much vegetative growth, results in a condition called cultural eutrophication.

The function equilibrium models were successful in the simulation of the root/canopy ratio at the periods of the vegetative growth, but were poor to simulate portioning among other organs.

Real-world Examples

So he's in a persistent vegetative state.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Vincent Lambert has been in a vegetative state since 2008.

Source: BBC World Headlines

While napenthes hang in mid-air, another vegetative predator crawls on land.

Source: CGTN

Modern medicine, however, has created a third option, the persistent vegetative state.

Source: The Economist - Technology

But once the sun goes down, they go into a vegetative state.

Source: VOA Special May 2016 Collection

Vincent Lambert has been in a vegetative state since a motorcycle accident in 2008.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2019

Yeah, his chart says he fell into a persistent vegetative state 16 years ago.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

This might be a persistent vegetative state with no possibility of turning it on, even in principle.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Once again, the vegetative David was seen to have less mind than the David who had “passed away”.

Source: The Economist - Technology

More extensive damage to the network can sometimes lead to a vegetative state, with no sign of consciousness.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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