Main Entry: veg·e·ta·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌve-jə-ˈtā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 1564

1 : the act or process of vegetating
2 : inert existence
3 : plant life or total plant cover (as of an area)
4 : an abnormal growth upon a body part <fibrin vegetations on the mitral valve>

— veg·e·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective