a. Obs. rare. [f. prec., by form-assoc. with alimentative, etc.; a clumsy variant of ANIMATIVE. Cf. vegetative, and see -ATIVE.] Connected with the production of living beings.
a. 1655. Lett., in Hartlib, Ref. Commonw. Bees, 25. Out of any Wood-berry may, by an animantative fermentation (if I may so speak) be produced, first a small Worm, which growing bigger groweth husky, and at last becomes a Fly.
