vegetal

[vej-i-tl]

veg·e·tal

[vej-i-tl]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of plants or vegetables.
2.
vegetative (def. 5).

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin veget(āre) to quicken (see vegetate) + -al -al1
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vegetal (ˈvɛdʒɪtəl)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or characteristic of vegetables or plant life
2.  of or relating to processes in plants and animals that do not involve sexual reproduction; vegetative
 
[C15: from Late Latin vegetāre to quicken; see vegetable]

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vegetal veg·e·tal (věj'ĭ-tl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of plants.

  2. Relating to growth rather than to sexual reproduction; vegetative.

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