English Explanatory Dictionary

vegetal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).
  2. Pertaining to vegetables or plants.
  3. Having a grassy, herbaceous taste.
noun
  1. Any vegetable organism.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɛd͡ʒɨtl̩/ vĕjʹĭ-tl /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪ̈tl̩/

Word forms

vegetal more vegetal most vegetal vegetals

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Latin vegetō.

Derived words

vegetality vegetally vegetal parchment vegetal pole vegetaline
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