vegetational
Americanadjective
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We persist in this inefficient approach despite the fact that a perfectly sound method of selective spraying is known, which can achieve long-term vegetational control and eliminate repeated spraying of most types of vegetation.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 3, 2017
Some experts warn of subtle but far-reaching vegetational shifts as a result of the growing use of herbicides.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
The climatic fluctuations in the Pleistocene, and the post-Wisconsin development of present climatic and vegetational patterns in Middle America, brought about the present patterns of distribution of the species.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
This vegetational association may have few rodents because there is a shortage of places where they can hide.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
Box turtles frequently sought shelter beneath this vegetational canopy or burrowed beneath the sod.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
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