vegetational
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
This legend is apparently partly astronomical and partly vegetational; and the same may be said of the following about Osiris.
From Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning by Carpenter, Edward
Depth of hibernacula is dependent on severity of temperatures and amount of vegetational cover; hibernacula in open grassland were seven to 18 inches deep whereas those in wooded areas were six inches or shallower.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
Most series of specimens are obtained by hunting after rains on roads or other natural breaks in vegetational cover.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
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