vegetal

adjective

veg·​e·​tal ˈve-jə-tᵊl How to pronounce vegetal (audio)
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: of or relating to the vegetal pole of an egg or to that part of an egg from which the endoderm normally develops
vegetal blastomeres

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Fermented in pinewood tanks for up to 15 days then aged for two months in a combination of new and once-used American oak barrels, the vegetal flavor has underlying hints of chocolate and curry, resulting in an extremely smooth sipping mezcal. Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025 And don't worry, the cocoa blend will mask any of the vegetal flavors. Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2025 Oil, usually thought of as dirty, sticky, grimy, and toxic, is ancient animal and vegetal life. Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024 The salad is vegetal and luxe and weird, a bright spot in an otherwise underlit room. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vegetal 

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Late Latin vegetāre "to live, grow" + Latin -ālis -al entry 1 — more at vegetate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of vegetal was in the 15th century

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“Vegetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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vegetal

adjective
veg·​e·​tal ˈvej-ət-ᵊl How to pronounce vegetal (audio)
1
2
: of or relating to the vegetal pole of an egg or to that part of an egg from which the endoderm normally develops
vegetal blastomeres

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