vegetal

[ vej-i-tl ]

/ ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of plants or vegetables.

vegetative(def 5).

RELATED WORDS

grassy, verdant, vegetative

Nearby words

vegetable tallow, vegetable tanning, vegetable wax, vegetable wool, vegetably, vegetal, vegetal pole, vegetarian, vegetarianism, vegetate, vegetated

Origin of vegetal

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin veget(āre) to quicken (see vegetate) + -al -al¹

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Examples from the Web for vegetal

More often than not, it will taste harsh and vegetal; possibly like a dead squirrel dipped in kerosene.
The Great Wine Cover-up|Keith Wallace|August 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
For it would seem to be a law of vegetal growth that reproduction should begin in decomposition and decay.
Life: Its True Genesis|R. W. Wright
Hence Life, either as a preëxisting cause or vital agency, must precede both animal and vegetal organism.
Life: Its True Genesis|R. W. Wright
Seams of graphite may therefore represent accumulations of vegetal matter such as seaweed.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

Of course there must be nutrition suitable to the organism; mineral for the vegetal, and vegetal for the animal.
Astronomy|David Todd
Now, inorganic food is generally diffused in the waters, so that the vegetal feeders have no incentive to develop mobility.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe

British Dictionary definitions for vegetal

vegetal

/ (ˈvɛdʒɪtəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of vegetables or plant life

of or relating to processes in plants and animals that do not involve sexual reproduction; vegetative

Word Origin for vegetal

C15: from Late Latin vegetāre to quicken; see vegetable

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Medicine definitions for vegetal

vegetal

[ vĕj′ĭ-tl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of plants.

Relating to growth rather than to sexual reproduction; vegetative.