vegetal

adjective

veg·​e·​tal ˈve-jə-tᵊl 

1

: vegetable

2

: vegetative

3

: 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

Examples of vegetal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the team, the ten top 2024 wine and cocktail trends are: Botanical/Vegetative Beverages: Botanical spirits are making a strong impact, with vegetal ingredients adding bright, herbal accents to cocktails, without overwhelming their overall flavor. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

In 2022, Madrid’s Prado Museum installed floral and vegetal fragrances beside The Sense of Smell, a 1618 painting by Flemish artists Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024

Try a bottle of La Tomato ($19.95, though quite a bit more with shipping), from the Japanese distillery Godo Shusei Co, an ice-clear concoction made with fresh tomato juice; its vegetal sweetness will sing when poured into spindly, garden-green cordial glasses from Ferm Living ($69 for four). —Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024

Green chartreuse, in particular, is strong, herbaceous and slightly bitter, with spicy, minty and vegetal notes. —Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

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

Phrases Containing vegetal

• vegetal pole

Medical Definition

vegetal

adjective

veg·​e·​tal ˈvej-ət-ᵊl 

1

: vegetable

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