1. relating to or characteristic of plant life or vegetation
Usage: rare; technical
2. having the power to produce or support plant growth
Usage: rare; technical

Examples

• The soil showed strong vegetive properties after the rain.
• Scientists studied the vegetive characteristics of the marsh ecosystem.
• The region’s vegetive potential was assessed for agricultural development.
• Vegetive processes in the forest accelerated during spring.
• The botanist examined vegetive responses to different light conditions.