Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Vegetive · Veg·e·tive · IPA a. n. 01 a. Having the nature of a plant; vegetable; as, vegetive life. 1. Having the nature of a plant; vegetable; as, vegetive life.[R.] 02 n. A vegetable. 1. A vegetable.[Obs.] “The blest infusions That dwell in vegetives, in metals, stones.” — Shak.