Vegetable

vej′e-ta-bl, n. an organised body without sensation and voluntary motion, nourished by roots fixed in the ground: a plant for the table.— adj. belonging to plants: consisting of or having the nature of plants: derived from vegetables.— adj. Veg′etal , of the nature of a vegetable: pertaining to the vital functions of plants and animals, as growth, reproduction, .— ns. Veg′etaline , a substitute for ivory, ., made by treating woody fibre with sulphuric acid, mixing with various ingredients, and pre ing into any required form; Vegetal′ity , vegetable character, the vegetal functions collectively.— adj. Vegetā′rian , pertaining to those who abstain from animal food: consisting of vegetables.— n. one who holds that vegetables are the only proper food for man.— n. Vegetā′rianism , the theory and practice of a vegetarian.— v.i. Veg′etāte , to grow by roots and leaves: to sprout: to lead an idle, aimle life.— n. Vegetā′tion , proce of growing, as a plant: vegetable growth: plants in general.— adj. Veg′etātive , growing, as plants: producing growth in plants: pertaining to unconscious or involuntary bodily functions as resembling the proce es of vegetable growth: without intellectual activity, unprogre ive.— adv. Veg′etātively .— n. Veg′etātivene .— adj. Vegete (vej′ēt), vigorous.— n. Veg′etive ( Shak. ), a vegetable.— Vegetable kingdom , that division of natural objects which embraces vegetables or plants; Vegetable marrow , the fruit of a species of gourd, so called from its marrow-like appearance; Vegetable mould , mould consisting mostly of humus; Vegetable physiology , that department of botany which treats of the growth and functions of plants. [O. Fr.,—Low L. vegetabilis , animating—L. vegetāre , to quicken— vegēre , to be lively; akin to vigēre , to be vigorous. Cf. Vigour .]