vegetive
/ˈvɛdʒɪtɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of plants; having the nature of a plant.
- The vegetive parts of the plant, like leaves and stems, are essential for photosynthesis.
- He studied the vegetive growth of the forest after the fire.
- The garden was full of vegetive life, from ferns to flowering shrubs.
- Passive, inactive, or lacking mental activity; like a vegetable.
- She criticized the vegetive lifestyle of people who spend all day on the couch.
- After the accident, he was in a vegetive state, unable to speak or move.
- The medication left him feeling vegetive and drowsy.
Antonyms
noun
- A plant; something that grows and lives like a plant.
- The soil was rich with nutrients that supported many vegetives.
- The biologist classified the organism as a simple vegetive.
- In the pond, tiny vegetives floated on the surface.