veg·e·ta·tive /ˈvedʒətətɪv $ -teɪtɪv/ adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1 technical relating to plants, and particularly to the way they grow or make new plants 〔尤指生长或繁殖方式〕植物的,植物性的vegetative reproduction/propagation 营养繁殖/无性繁殖
2. a vegetative state a condition in which someone cannot think or move because their brain has been damaged 植物人状态