1. relating to, composed of, or suggesting vegetation

2. of or relating to the division of nature comprising the plant kingdom

3. leading a dull, monotonous, or passive existence vegetable entry 2 sense 3

4. growing or having the power of growing

5. of, relating to, or engaged in nutritive and growth functions as contrasted with reproductive functions
a vegetative nucleus

6. promoting plant growth
the vegetative properties of soil

7. of, relating to, or involving propagation by nonsexual processes or methods

8. autonomic sense 1

9. characterized by, resulting from, or being a state in which there is total loss of cognitive functioning and only involuntary bodily functions (such as breathing or blinking of the eyes) are sustained

10. of or relating to plants

11. of, relating to, or functioning in nutrition and growth rather than reproduction
vegetative cells

12. affecting, arising from, or relating to involuntary bodily functions

13. characterized by, resulting from, or being a state in which there is total loss of cognitive functioning typically indicated by a lack of awareness of oneself and one's environment and in which only involuntary bodily functions (as breathing or blinking of the eyes) are sustained
entered a vegetative state following a serious head injury