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UK
/vˈɛdʒɪtˌeɪtɪv/
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[ US /ˌvɛdʒəˈteɪtɪv/ ]
[ US /ˌvɛdʒəˈteɪtɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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relating to involuntary bodily functions
vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation -
composed of vegetation or plants
vegetational cover
regions rich in vegetal products
the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor -
of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
a dull vegetative lifestyle - (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
How To Use vegetative In A Sentence
- According to noted plant ecologist Andre Clewell, this vegetative mix is normally found on the coast - more than 15 miles away.
- Spores were liberated from asci, and vegetative cells were killed, by treatment with glusulase and ethanol.
- Some modifiers have been reported to enhance anthocyanin pigmentation of vegetative parts in plants carrying specific r1 haplotypes.
- However, our findings indicate that evenness is relatively uniform for all vegetative layers along the elevation gradient.
- Different soil compositions and geomorphic factors affect the distribution of wildlife and make room for other vegetative groups such as halophyte plants including Atriplex, Larrea divaricata, L. cuneifolia, Suaeda, and Tricomaria. Humid Pampas
- As for asexual reproduction, the authors discuss why vegetative reproduction works so well for so many aquatic plants: rhizomatous growth (clonal growth), as well as reproduction through fragmentation and the production of corms, stolons, tubers, turions and gemmiparous plantlets.
- A vegetable is technically derived from any other part of the plant - the vegetative parts, including the roots, stem, and leaves.
- The propagules of these predominantly arctic/alpine grasses consist of indeterminate spikelets, which revert to vegetative growth before dehiscing from the parent plant.
- Cottonwoods along the rivers made the tallest vegetative layer, and on the surrounding prairies grew shoulder-high sage and greasewood, punctuated by the bunchgrasses close to the ground. Bird Cloud
- Farmer based technology such as agroforestry techniques, fodder banks, development of vegetative erosion control barriers, utilization of crop wastes, increased planting of leguminous trees and pasture crops are techniques that are readily adaptable. 1. Intensive sustainable livestock production: an alternative to tropical deforestation.