noun
vegetation
vehd-zhuh-TAY-shuhn
noun
1
Plant life in general, especially as found in a particular area.
"Thick vegetation covered the hillside after the rainy season."
"The desert has sparse vegetation compared to the rainforest."
How to Use Vegetation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPlants collectively, especially the plant cover of a place.
Common pairings
dense vegetation
lush vegetation
clear the vegetation
Word Forms
vegetations plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French végétation, from Medieval Latin vegetationem, related to the same root as "vegetable."