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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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Examples of vegetation in a Sentence
the dense vegetation of the jungle
the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains
Recent Examples of vegetation from the Web
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Examples include climate data, such as precipitation and wind speed; natural features, such as topography and vegetation cover; and human features, such as air traffic and proximity to roads.
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The site is stark and muddy now, but officials plan to begin the next phase — planting native vegetation — after September, to avoid summer heat that could kill the plants, Fuller said.
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Everyone has heard that when an American forest is cut down, a very different vegetation springs up.
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Buckthorn is an invasive species that originally came from Europe and displaces native vegetation, according to Lydia Scott, director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative, which aims to improve the health of urban forests.
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And tree frogs in particular may have benefited from the massive loss of vegetation and subsequent rebounding of forests on the planet.
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Space all plants in Zone 1 carefully, using low-growing vegetation that’s free of resins, oil and waxes.
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If planting vegetation, consider native plants and trees, which can benefit birds, butterflies, bees and other wildlife.
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The first fills an inactive crater, its water is clear blue and its rim lush with vegetation.
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Origin and Etymology of vegetation
borrowed from Medieval Latin vegetātiōn-, vegetātiō “power of growth,” going back to Latin, “act of invigorating,” from vegetāre “to impart energy to, invigorate” + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal nouns — more at vegetate
Other Botany Terms
VEGETATION Defined for English Language Learners
vegetation
playDefinition of vegetation for English Language Learners
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: plants in general : plants that cover a particular area
VEGETATION Defined for Kids
vegetation
playDefinition of vegetation for Students
: plant life or cover (as of an area) The valley was green with vegetation.
Medical Dictionary
vegetation
playMedical 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
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