Thesaurus results for VEGETATION

vegetation

noun

ˌve-jə-ˈtā-shən

Definition of vegetation next

as in foliage

green leaves or plants the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains

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Recent Examples of vegetation Due to the dense vegetation, the air is much fresher and cooler here. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026 At scene of a vegetation fire off Pentz Road in lower Paradise, near Lindenbaum Lane. —

Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 26 June 2026 Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. —

Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire. —

Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for vegetation

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With less natural light, Miranda-Martin wanted to play up the idea of dining-room-as-treehouse, reflecting the second-floor foliage visible from the small windows.

— Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Internal balconies were illuminated by faint blue lights in constellation displays, half-hidden among the foliage to create an illusion of the external edifice of some tropical villa.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026

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Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf over the past several months.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
Upon returning to Brazil, Burle Marx began collecting tropical and subtropical species with rare intensity, eventually transforming his home outside Rio into a living archive of Brazilian flora, more than 3,500 plants strong.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026