WordofTheDay.US

vegetal

/ˈvɛd͡ʒɨtl̩/ adjective

Latin root: vegetālis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vegetal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Composed of vegetation or plants.
    regions rich in vegetal products
  2. (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Latin vegetō.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)