Vegetate
101vegetal — /vej i tl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of plants or vegetables. 2. vegetative (def. 5). [1350 1400; ME < L veget(are) to quicken (see VEGETATE) + al AL1] * * * …
102vegetation — vegetational, adj. vegetationless, adj. /vej i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole: the vegetation of the Nile valley. 2. the act or process of vegetating. 3. a dull existence; life devoid of mental or… …
103vegetative — 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… …
104vegetable — 1. noun /ˈvedʒtəbl,ˈvɛdʒətəbəl,ˈvɛdʒtəbəl,ˈvɛtʃtəbəl/ a) Any plant. b) A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or …
105revegetate — verb a) To become recolonized by plants b) To vegetate again (in all senses) …
106vegetize — verb a) To be in vegetative state, usually figuratively. I was vegetizing in front of the TV after a tough week. b) To put into a vegetative state, usually figuratively. Watching daytime television could vegetize anyone. Syn: vegetate …
107veg — 1. adjective vegetarian The foods lip smackingly good with some veg options, and theres a ham and eggs breakfast for 3KM. 2. noun a) vegetable. Secondary foodstuffs are exemplified by the following prepared dishes: vegetarian steaks, gratinated… …
108Nickel mining in New Caledonia — A creek in southern New Caledonia. Red colours reveal the richness of the ground in nickel and iron oxides Location …
109germinate — I verb become, bud, burgeon, develop, emerge, evolve, flourish, gemmate, generate, germinare, grow, produce, progress, pullulate, sprout, thrive, vegetate, yield II index develop, pullulate, stem ( …
110languish — I verb ail, become disheartened, become ill, become weak, collapse, decay, decline, despair, despond, deteriorate, droop, drop, ebb, fade, fail, fail in health, fall ill, fall sick, flag, fret, go into a decline, grieve, grow weak, lament,… …
