vegetation

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veg·e·ta·tion | \ ˌve-jə-ˈtā-shən

Definition of vegetation

1 : plant life or total plant cover (as of an area)

2 : the act or process of vegetating

3 : inert existence

4 : an abnormal growth upon a body part fibrin vegetations on the mitral valve

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the dense vegetation of the jungle the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains

Recent Examples on the Web Prevention is of course better than a cure, and trees and vegetation can play a significant role in this, especially in cities where pavements, buildings, and other surfaces absorb and store heat. — Wired, 31 July 2022 Planting trees and other vegetation also provides natural evaporative cooling and shade. — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 21 July 2022 Planting trees and other vegetation represents one solution. — Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 As wildfires increase, for instance, people are told to cut vegetation away from their houses. — Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2022 Its website lists 14 cases with awards of more than $1 million — railroad companies that didn’t cut vegetation at crossings, a cancer patient hurt by chemotherapy, a 9-year-old burned by a SUV’s gas tank. — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2021 Aside from historic buildings, firefighters might choose to wrap a remote cabin where property owners have already cut back vegetation, cut down overhanging trees and cleared roofs and gutters of debris. — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021 These warnings mean weather conditions, such as high heat, low humidity and strong winds – along with dry vegetation – are providing the perfect mix for wildfires that could rapidly grow out of control. — Editors, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 As Utahns grapple with the ongoing drought, at least one tool in the toolbox of fixes seems to be gaining traction — replacement of grassy park strips with more drought-resistant vegetation and/or rocks, tempering the need for irrigation water. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2022 See More

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6 Aug 2022

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“Vegetation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetation. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.

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vegetation

noun

veg·e·ta·tion | \ ˌve-jə-ˈtā-shən

Kids Definition of vegetation

: plant life or cover (as of an area) The valley was green with vegetation.

vegetation

noun

veg·e·ta·tion | \ ˌvej-ə-ˈtā-shən

Medical Definition of vegetation

: an abnormal outgrowth upon a body part specifically : any of the warty excrescences on the valves of the heart that are composed of various tissue elements including fibrin and collagen and that are typical of endocarditis