vegetal
/ˈvedʒɪtəl/adjective
1
- formal of or relating to plants〈正式〉（与）植物（有关）的; 植物性的：
a vegetal aroma.
植物芳香。
2
- attrib. Embryology of or 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【胚】卵细胞（或胚胎发育早期）营养极的：
vegetal cells
营养细胞
the vegetal region.
营养极区。
词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin vegetalis, from Latin vegetare 'animate'. Sense 2 dates from the early 20th cent.