vegetative

Definition

Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.

Etymology

From Middle French végétatif, from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from past participle stem of vegetare.

Example Sentences

• "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, are quite unmodified."

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