Definition of: vegetative

(vej′ə·tā′tiv) adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting the processes of plant life.
2. Growing or capable of growing as plants; productive.
3. Having a mere physical existence; showing but little mental activity.
4. Asexual.
5. Concerned with growth and nutrition.
6. Functioning involuntarily or unconsciously: a vegetative process. Also veg·e·tive (vej′ə·tiv).
—veg′e·ta′tive·ly adverb
—veg′e·ta′tive·ness noun