Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for VEGE-TA-TIVE
VEG-E-TATIONVEG'E-TA-TIVE-NESS
VEGE-TA-TIVE, a. [Fr. vegetatif.]
- Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants. Ralegh.
- Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the vegetative properties of soiL Broome.
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