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

The bright vegetal bite of a good blanco is delicious and helps match the robust character of the maraschino liqueur. —Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025

The brand first launched with its joven expression, rather than a traditional blanco, showing off vegetal agave and floral notes only achieved with age. —Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

This pale green, gin-forward martini variation gets both its color and lightly earthy, vegetal flavor from tomato water made exclusively with green tomatoes. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025

That membrane and the shells were once used as vegetal dyes for basket splints. —Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025

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