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Keywords: Asexual, Rhizomes, Assimilative, Reproduction, Somatic

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Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants; capable of vegetating.

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Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the vegetative properties of soil.

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in developmental stages of plant growth. Non-reproductive plant parts, i.e. leaf and stem; in contrast to reproductive plant parts, i.e. flower and seed.

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plant parts or plant growth not involved in the production of seed, such as roots, stems, and leaves.

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Nonreproductive, or nonflowering, or asexual.

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referring to somatic or asexual parts of a plant, which are not involved in sexual reproduction.

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adj. Of or pertaining to the non-floral parts of a plant; relating to growth and nutrition rather than to reproduction.

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Asexual; somatic.

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Concerned with growth and development, not sexual reproduction.

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Asexual reproductive structures such as rhizomes, crowns, and stolons that are found in perennial plants.

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(of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes

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composed of vegetation or plants; "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor"

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A sterile structure of a plant, not associated with the production or dissemination of seeds, spores, or pollen.

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Form of reproduction where bits of a plant grow to form new individuals. These bits may include bulbs, rhizomes and stems.

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Vegetative means non-reproductive or relating to the nonsexual organs of a plant, such as root, stem and leaves.

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Reminiscent of green plants, especially grasses.

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The non-floral parts of a plant; non-flowering. Parent Term: Plant_parts Child Terms: Foliage Bud Habit Juvenile Root Woody_stem Foliage_(leafy_stem) Underground_bulbs_etc Wood Leafy_stem Woody_stems Bulbs_etc Foliage_(leafy_branch) Woody_stems Difficulty Level: Show examples

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plant parts and processes concerning growth and nutrition and not reproduction.

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Related to the growth functions rather than to the reproductive functions; of leaves, stems, and roots.

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A cell or structure that is not producing reproductive structures, usually in the assimilative state. ( 15)

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Assimilative phase in fungi, structure or function as distinguished from the reproductive.

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