Vegetation

Word VEGETATION
Character 10
Hyphenation veg e ta tion
Pronunciations /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Vegetation"

What do we mean by vegetation?

The plants of an area or a region; plant life. noun

The act or process of vegetating. noun

An abnormal growth on a body part. noun

In phytogeography, the sum total, or a local aggregate, of plant individuals, often of many species, viewed with reference to their ecological adjustment to each other and to all the efficient factors of their environment: contrasted with flora, which denotes a scheme of species rather than a sum of individuals. noun

The act or process of vegetating; the process of growing exhibited by plants. noun

Plants collectively: as, luxuriant vegetation. noun

In pathology, an excrescence or growth on any surface of the body. noun

The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth. noun

The sum of vegetable life; vegetables or plants in general. noun

An exuberant morbid outgrowth upon any part, especially upon the valves of the heart. noun

A crystalline growth of an arborescent form. noun

Plants, taken collectively. noun

An abnormal verrucous or fibrinous growth noun

All the plant life in a particular region or period noun

An abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) noun

Inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life noun

The process of growth in plants noun

Plants, taken collectively.

An abnormal verrucous or fibrinous growth

The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Vegetation

The word "vegetation" in example sentences

Hence genus and species stand in subaltern relation, and whatever is true of the genus is true of the species: If _All animal life is dependent on vegetation, All human life is dependent on vegetation_. ❋ Carveth Read (1889)

During May through December, the vegetation is a lush jungle green, offering a great variety of eco-tourism activities to give you full contact with the wonders of nature. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The increase in vegetation on degraded land also acts as a natural filter for drinking water. ❋ Ethan Budiansky (2010)

It's formed by walls at least 50 yards high that look like flat-topped hills, tapering from roughly 65 yards thick at their base to 45 yards at their tops, which are covered in vegetation and trees. ❋ AP (2010)

The surrounding vegetation is dense and thick, including a thousand shades of green, hundreds of dancing palm trees, giant lime trees, mahogany trees, and an abundance of papaya, mango, banana trees. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you think of places where it is rich in vegetation, it seems like there is so much of it that you almost get lost in it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The predominant vegetation is agave under cultivation -- occasionally on the steepest of hillsides -- and mixed brush, with pole cactus and palm interspersed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Above the tree line at about 2,600 m, the vegetation is subalpine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Arizona vegetation is tough and extremely well defended (as anyone knows who has brushed carelessly against a prickly-pear cactus). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Have a buddy act as blocker at a point in or along a ditch or any depression where the vegetation is thicker than the surrounding field, then you push toward your buddy down the ditch. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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