Synonyms

vegetal

American

[vej-i-tl] / ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tl /

adjective

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

vegetal British

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of vegetal

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin veget ( āre ) to quicken ( see vegetate) + -al -al ¹

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