Origin: Latin suffix -ive
Vegetative has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
composed of vegetation or plants
"regions rich in vegetal products"
"vegetational cover"
"the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"
of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
"a dull vegetative lifestyle"
relating to involuntary bodily functions
"vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation"
(of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
"The gardener propagated new plants from cuttings because the species reproduces vegetatively rather than through seeds."
Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
"The scientist studied how nutrient deficiencies affected the vegetative stage of plant development before flowering occurred."