Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a vegetative manner.
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- adverb In a
vegetative manner; withoutsexual reproduction.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Well, BBBalls is vegetatively stupid, so it might work …
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That kale is beautiful both ornamentally and vegetatively!
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Once established, it reproduces primarily vegetatively through horizontal growth of the rhizomes and it also germinates from seed.
Phragmites australis - cryptic invasion of the Common Reed in North America 2009
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Many chaparral species also sprout back vegetatively from root crowns after a fire or other disturbance.
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Without viable seeds, banana plants must be propagated vegetatively asexually by planting corms, pieces of corms or sucker sprouts.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Without viable seeds, banana plants must be propagated vegetatively asexually by planting corms, pieces of corms or sucker sprouts.
Banana twilight 2008
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Cassava is an important food crop in many parts of Africa and is strongly affected by genetic erosion, pest infestation and plant disease because it is a vegetatively propagated crop.
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Huon pine can reproduce both vegetatively from fallen individuals and by seed.
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Management: Propagated vegetatively by rhizomes (root cuttings).
Chapter 7 1999
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Management: Many types of yams are propagated vegetatively.
Chapter 7 1999
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