흔히들 정상적이지 않은 상황을 가리켜 ‘식물인간' ‘식물국회' ‘식물대통령' 등 ‘식물'이라는 단어를 머리에 붙이는 게 단적인 예다.
Often used for abnormal situations such as "Vegetative state," "Vegetative National Assembly," "Vegetative President," "Vegetative" being used in front of a word is a plain example.