say it: vej-uh-TAY-tiv
vegetative is an adjective meaning "composed of vegetation or plants". It carries 4 recorded senses.
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”
physiology
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for vegetative come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.