English Explanatory Dictionary

vegetation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Plants, taken collectively.
  2. An abnormal verrucous or fibrinous growth
  3. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth.

Pronunciation

/ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/ en-us-vegetation.ogg

Word forms

vegetation vegetations

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French végétation, from Medieval Latin vegetātiōnem.

Synonyms

verdure

Derived words

devegetation vegetation of salts
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