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veg⋅e⋅tal

  [vej-i-tl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of plants or vegetables.
2. vegetative (def. 5).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L veget(āre) to quicken (see vegetate ) + -al -al 1
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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.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Latin vegetāre, to enliven; see vegetable.]
veg'e·tal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: veg·e·tal
Pronunciation: 'vej-&t-&l
Function: adjective
1 : VEGETABLE
2 : of or relating to the vegetal pole of an egg or to that part of an egg from which the endodermnormally develops <vegetal blastomeres>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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