végétal

See also: vegetal and vegetál

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Latin vegetō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ve.ʒe.tal/
• Homophones: végétale, végétales

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Noun

végétal m (plural végétaux)

1. plant

Adjective

végétal (feminine végétale, masculine plural végétaux, feminine plural végétales)

1. (relational) plant

See also

• légume

Further reading

• “végétal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.