Vegetation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vegetation is a noun meaning (uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.
Meaning
(uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.
More Meanings
- (pathology, countable) An abnormal verrucous or fibrinous growth
- The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth.
Example Sentences
There were large amounts of vegetation in the forest.
As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast.
Similarity of vegetation on meadows was the result of heavy grazing and trampling by large numbers of driveway sheep before the study was begun.
As soon as the faintest ray of light reaches a seedling, heliotropism will guide it through any crack in the soil, or through an entangled mass of overlying vegetation; […]
Word Forms
- vegetations
Synonyms for vegetation
Depending on context, synonyms include verdure, flora.
Antonyms for vegetation
Common opposites include fauna.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flora, vegetative, shrub, weed, botany, botanical.
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