vegetal
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vegetal
- /ˈvɛd͡ʒɨtl̩/ UK
- /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪ̈tl̩/ US
Rhymes with -ɛdʒɪtəl
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Latin vegetō.
adjective more vegetal · most vegetal
- Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational). Which although it be denominated from men, and most evident in them, yet it extends and shows itself in vegetal and sensible creatures […].
- Pertaining to vegetables or plants. The landscape of vegetal life is weird—no forests, no meadows, no green hills, no foliage, but clublike stems of plants armed with stilettos.
- Having a grassy, herbaceous taste.
noun vegetals
- Any vegetable organism. This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but even to vegetals and sensibles.
Translations
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adj pertaining to vegetables or plants
| Español | vegetal |
|---|---|
| Português | vegetal |
| Français | végétal |
| Deutsch | pflanzlich |
| Русский | расти́тельный rastítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "vegetal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vegetal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vegetal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vegetal "vegetal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vegetal.Cite this
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