vegetative Definition
vegetative adjective
1. of plants: relating to or typical of vegetation, plants, or plant growth
2. involving growth, not sexual reproduction: relating to, involving, or typical of the growth and maintenance of an organism, rather than its sexual reproduction
3. reproducing asexually: describes reproduction, especially in plants, in which new individuals develop asexually from specialized structures such as bulbs, rhizomes, or runners rather than from specialized sex cells
4. having sedentary lifestyle: leading a physically or mentally inactive life
5. medicine relating to persistent coma: characterized by the reduction or absence of the usual mental or physical functions, often as a result of injury to the brain