VEGETISM
Veg"e*tism, n.
Defn: Vegetal state or characteristic.
VEGETIVE
Veg"e*tive, a. Etym: [See Vegetate, and Vegetative.]
Defn: Having the nature of a plant; vegetable; as, vegetive life.
[R.] Tusser.
VEGETIVE
Veg"e*tive, n.
Defn: A vegetable. [Obs.]
The blest infusions That dwell in vegetives, in metals, stones. Shak.
VEGETO-ANIMAL
Veg"e*to-an"i*mal, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Partaking of the nature both of vegetable and animal matter; — a term sometimes applied to vegetable albumen and gluten, from their resemblance to similar animal products.
VEGETOUS
Veg"e*tous, a. Etym: [L. vegetus. See Vegete.]
Defn: Vigorous; lively; active; vegete. [Obs.] B. Jonson.