vegetation
Americannoun
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all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole.
the vegetation of the Nile valley.
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the act or process of vegetating.
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a dull existence; life devoid of mental or social activity.
- Synonyms:
- lethargy, sloth, idleness, inactivity
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Pathology. a morbid growth, or excrescence.
noun
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plant life as a whole, esp the plant life of a particular region
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the process of vegetating
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pathol any abnormal growth, excrescence, etc
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a vegetative existence
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The plants of an area or a region; plant life.
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An abnormal bodily accretion, especially a clot composed largely of fused blood platelets, fibrin, and sometimes bacteria, that adheres to a diseased heart valve.
Other Word Forms
- nonvegetation noun
- prevegetation noun
- undervegetation noun
- vegetational adjective
- vegetationless adjective
- vegetatious adjective
Etymology
Origin of vegetation
1555–65; < Medieval Latin vegetātiōn- (stem of vegetātiō ), equivalent to vegetāt- ( vegetate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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It would have fed on lower vegetation, occupied different spaces, and faced predators that would not risk attacking a fully grown giant.
From Science Daily
Requirements to clear vegetation around homes, including the state’s upcoming Zone Zero regulations, are not enough to meaningfully reduce wildfire risk in the Palisades, with its steep topography and dense vegetation, the resiliency report found.
From Los Angeles Times
Under the tropical sun, vegetation has been encroaching on the vast concrete and metal structures that once vented flames created by giant rockets blasting off into space.
From Barron's
While bare ground and vegetation reflect less than 50 percent of the energy that reaches them, snow reflects about 80 percent.
From Science Daily
Properties in the neighborhood are spread out, often shielded by desert vegetation.
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