vegetative growth

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• rapid vegetative growth — vešėjimas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Tarpus, intensyvus augalų augimas, rutuliojimasis. atitikmenys: angl. rapid vegetative growth rus. проспевание; процветание …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

• Vegetative reproduction — Production of new individuals along a leaf margin of the air plant, Kalanchoe pinnata. The small plant in front is about 1 cm tall. The concept of individual is obviously stretched by this process …   Wikipedia

• vegetative — [[t]ve̱ʤɪtətɪv, AM teɪt [/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n If someone is in a vegetative state, they are unable to move, think, or speak, and their condition is not likely to improve. [MEDICAL] She was in what was described as a vegetative state. 2) ADJ:… …   English dictionary

• vegetative — [vej′ətivvej′ə tāt΄iv] adj. [ME < ML vegetativus < L vegetatus: see VEGETATE] 1. a) of vegetation, or plants b) of or concerned with vegetation, or plant growth 2. growing, or capable of growing, as plants 3. designating or of those… …   English World dictionary

• Vegetative — Veg e*ta*tive, a. [Cf. F. v[ e]g[ e]tatif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the vegetative properties of soil. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vegetative — late 14c., “endowed with the power of growth,” from M.L. vegetativus, from pp. stem of vegetare (see VEGETABLE (Cf. vegetable) (adj.)). Middle English transferred sense was “characterized by growth.” Modern pathological sense of “brain… …   Etymology dictionary

• vegetative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to vegetation or the growth of plants. 2) Biology relating to or denoting reproduction or propagation achieved by asexual means. 3) Medicine alive but comatose and without apparent brain activity or responsiveness …   English terms dictionary

• vegetative — 1. Growing or functioning involuntarily or unconsciously, after the assumed manner of vegetable life; denoting especially a state of grossly impaired consciousness, as after severe head trauma or brain disease, in which an individual is incapable …   Medical dictionary

• vegetative — /ˈvɛdʒəteɪtɪv/ (say vejuhtaytiv) adjective 1. growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating. 2. of, relating to, or connected with vegetation or vegetable growth. 3. denoting the parts of a plant not specialised for sexual reproduction. 4.… …  

• vegetative — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) growing or having the power of growing (2) of, relating to, or engaged in nutritive and growth functions as contrasted with reproductive functions < a vegetative nucleus > b. promoting plant growth < the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vegetative — vegetatively, adv. vegetativeness, n. /vej i tay tiv/, adj. 1. growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating. 2. of, pertaining to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth. 3. of or pertaining to the plant kingdom. 4. noting the… …   Universalium