~ VEGETABLE   id+ | implies VIGOR thus LIFE |
~ VEGETAL     id+ | PLANT | as if PLANTED
~ VEGETARIAN  id+ | PLANT EATER thus
                    NON CARNIVORE or FLESH EATING |
              in sp PLANTADO implies FIXED thus
              id+ | IMMOBILE or ROOTED |
              id+ | ORGANISMS that appear to humans as
                    INERT  MOTIONLESS  EMOTIONLESS |
~ VEGETATE    or
~ VEGETATIVE  id+ | AUTONOMIC or INVOLUNTARY thus
                    UNTHINKING LIVING |
              ply> | MECHANIC or
                     AUTOMATIC
                     UNCONSCIOUS LIFE |
  id+ | A LIFE WITHOUT ANIMA  SPIRIT or HALITUS |
  opp to ANIMAL or ANIMATED LIFE
  lat ANIMA    = SOUL
  lat VEGETARE   TO ENLIVEN also        sug> VEDETTE
      VEGETUS    ANIMATED leading to    sug> VIGOR
  eng VIGILANCE  VIGOROUS ALERTNESS     sug> VIGIL
  sp  VEGETAL    VEGETABLE
  ukr OVOCHI     VEGETABLES and FRUITS
      OVOCH      implies products from FERTILITY
  myth> FLORA ruled the VEGETABLE LIFE
        CELEBRATED BY FLORIDA  sug> FLOWER
        opp is see> FAUNA the ruler of
        ANIMATED see> ANIMALS
  myth> CERES provides the CEREALS
        consumed by VEGETARIANS
  med> VEGETATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
       VIRTUALLY INDEPENDENTLY FROM CONSCIOUSNESS
  note TO VEGETATE implies
       a life lacking
  UNDERSTANDING
  MIND
  THOUGHT
  REASON
  KNOWLEDGE
  CONSCIOUSNESS
  ply> | some would agree that
         living autonomically or vegetatively
  tends to be boring |
  sug> ENNUI