# vegetative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈvɛd͡ʒəteɪtɪv/ · frequency rank #32,231

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
2. Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
3. Physically inactive.
4. Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.

## Etymology
From Middle French végétatif, from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from past participle stem of vegetare.

## Easily confused with
- **vegetation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vegetation-vs-vegetative)

## Common misspellings (14)
`evgetative`, `veegtative`, `vegeattive`, `vegetaitve`, `vegetatiev`, `vegetativve`, `vegetattive`, `vegetatvie`, `vegettaive`, `vegettative`, `veggetative`, `vegteative`, `vgeetative`, `vvegetative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vegetative