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vegetation

[ vej-i-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun

all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole: the vegetation of the Nile valley.
the act or process of vegetating.
a dull existence; life devoid of mental or social activity.
Pathology. a morbid growth, or excrescence.

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Origin of vegetation

1555–65; <Medieval Latin vegetātiōn- (stem of vegetātiō), equivalent to vegetāt- (see vegetate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM vegetation

Words nearby vegetation

vegetal, vegetal pole, vegetarian, vegetarianism, vegetate, vegetation, vegetative, vegetative bacteriophage, vegetative endocarditis, vegetative reproduction, veggie
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Words related to vegetation

flora, greenery, verdure, plants, crops, grasses, vegetables, trees, herbs, shrubs, saplings, flowers, herbage, inactivity, lethargy, listlessness, growth, verdancy, hibernation

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British Dictionary definitions for vegetation

vegetation
/ (ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

plant life as a whole, esp the plant life of a particular region
the process of vegetating
pathol any abnormal growth, excrescence, etc
a vegetative existence

Derived forms of vegetation

vegetational, adjectivevegetatious, adjective
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Medical definitions for vegetation

vegetation
[ vĕj′ĭ-tā′shən ]

n.

The process of growth in plants.
An abnormal bodily growth or excrescence, especially a clot composed largely of fused blood platelets, fibrin, and sometimes bacteria that is adherent to a diseased heart valve.
A vegetative state of impaired consciousness.
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Scientific definitions for vegetation

vegetation
[ vĕj′ĭ-tā′shən ]

The plants of an area or a region; plant life.
An abnormal bodily accretion, especially a clot composed largely of fused blood platelets, fibrin, and sometimes bacteria, that adheres to a diseased heart valve.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.