neuron vs vegetative cell

neuron and vegetative cell both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
neuron	Yes	No	No	No
vegetative cell	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vegetative cell is a hypernym of neuron; that is, vegetative cell is a word with a broader meaning than neuron:

neuron: a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
vegetative cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes

Other hypernyms of neuron include somatic cell.

neuron (noun)	vegetative cell (noun)
a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses	any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes