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vegetation
[vej-i-tey-shuhn]
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.
Synonyms: , , ,Pathology.a morbid growth, or excrescence.
vegetation
/ ˌɛɪˈٱɪʃə /
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
vegetation
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.
Other Word Forms
- vegetational adjective
- vegetationless adjective
- nonvegetation noun
- prevegetation noun
- undervegetation noun
- ˌˈٲپdzܲ adjective
- ˌˈٲپDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vegetation1
Example Sentences
In the forests, they plan to use controlled burns to thin vegetation that has built up.
The Ranch fire, which has burned through 4,205 acres of vegetation, is now 10% contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced Wednesday morning.
Instead, it allows the Park Service to work with other land managers — including state and local agencies — to restore native vegetation, study trail networks and complete other complex projects.
Roads leading up to the area - which is large and mostly scrubland - have been closed since Monday, where the team had been clearing grass and vegetation.
With the last heavy regional rain event having taken place in March and weather starting to heat up, vegetation is drying out and creating fuel beds for fires, she said.
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