˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

vegetal

[ vej-i-tl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of plants or vegetables.


vegetal

/ ˈ±¹É›»åÏôɪ³ÙÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of vegetables or plant life
  2. of or relating to processes in plants and animals that do not involve sexual reproduction; vegetative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vegetal1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin veget ( Äå°ù±ð ) to quicken ( vegetate ) + -al -al 1
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vegetal1

C15: from Late Latin vegetÄå°ù±ð to quicken; see vegetable
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Bamboo shoots lend a vegetal, earthy crunch; red onion adds its sideways sweetness and eye-opening zip.

From

The larger, so-called coarse particles, have diameters between 2.5 and 10 micrometers; some examples of this type of particulate matter include wind-blown dust, fly ash and animal or vegetal particles.

From

But this is no general screed; Sinclair’s stormy father, brilliant but perpetually stoned mother and fiercely loyal siblings leap off the page, as does the island in all its vegetal, stifling richness.

From

The vegetal, resinous scent after harvest — similar to a fresh-mowed lawn — is what brewers try to harness into a “fresh beer.â€

From

Brazil principally exported vegetal fats and oils, rice and poultry meat.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement