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vegetative

[vej-i-tey-tiv] / ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪ tɪv /


ADJECTIVE
herbal
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But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2026

Running across 63 episodes, the show tells the tale of a billionaire who falls into a vegetative state after a mysterious car accident.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

In August 2024, neurologists published a study into the potential for consciousness among vegetative or minimally conscious patients.

From Slate Dec. 8, 2025

Freeborn said two years of relatively heavy rainfall had spurred thick vegetative growth that has now dried and become ample fuel for wildfire.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2024

Twenty-five-month-old Colin sat in a high chair, eating a breakfast of indeterminate vegetative origin while his father read the Chicago Tribune across their small kitchen table.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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