[ˈvɛdʒɪtl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to plants
(e.g: a vegetal aroma)

- relating to that pole of the ovum or embryo that contains the less active cytoplasm, and frequently most of the yolk, in the early stages of development
(e.g: vegetal cells)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin vegetalis, from Latin vegetare ‘animate’. vegetal dates from the early 20th century