Definitions for vegetation
ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃənveg·e·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.9 / 12 votes

1. vegetation, flora, botanynoun

   all the plant life in a particular region or period

   "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"

2. vegetationnoun

   the process of growth in plants

3. vegetationnoun

   an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)

4. vegetationnoun

   inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life

   "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. vegetationnoun

   Plants collectively.

   There were large amounts of vegetation in the forest.

2. Etymology: From végétation.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vegetation

   Vegetation refers to all the plants and trees in a specific area, system, or sphere surviving under environmental conditions, ranging from tiny bacteria and mosses to towering redwood trees. It can be used to describe everything from dense forest cover to sparse desert plant life. This term is most commonly used in the fields of horticulture, ecology, and environmental science.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.1 / 10 votes

1. Vegetationnoun

   the act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth

2. Vegetationnoun

   the sum of vegetable life; vegetables or plants in general; as, luxuriant vegetation

3. Vegetationnoun

   an exuberant morbid outgrowth upon any part, especially upon the valves of the heart

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. vgtation, L. vegetatio an enlivening. See Vegetable.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 11 votes

1. Vegetation

   Vegetation is a very general term for the plant life; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader than the term flora which refers exclusively to species composition. Perhaps the closest synonym is plant community, but vegetation can, and often does, refer to a wider range of spatial scales than that term does, including scales as large as the global. Primeval redwood forests, coastal mangrove stands, sphagnum bogs, desert soil crusts, roadside weed patches, wheat fields, cultivated gardens and lawns; all are encompassed by the term vegetation.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. vegetation

   A variety of plant material and matter.

   The local vegetation was so beautiful and we sat for an hour to absorb the view.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Excrescence
   • Growth
   • Quiescence

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'vegetation' in Nouns Frequency: #2959

How to pronounce vegetation?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vegetation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vegetation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of vegetation in a Sentence

1. Wendy Stovall:

   Those occur when lava flows encounter vegetated areas and vegetation burns and releases methane gas, methane pockets can get trapped underground and explode violently, throwing rocks and debris in many directions.

2. Kama Simonds:

   Goats are a viable alternative tool for areas where time is not an issue, machinery is not an option, vegetation is thick and deep and/or worker safety may be an issue.

3. David Roth:

   Power lines can get knocked down and start fires in the dry trees and vegetation. This is a real danger. This event will last probably through Friday, it's a critical fire danger.

4. Jon Gottschalk:

   The main impact that we’re concerned with is the vegetation or potential crop losses, if it does come to fruition, because we do expect freezing temperatures to reach pretty far south.

5. Lorelei Curtin:

   After humans arrived and brought sheep with them, the vegetation changed, we see more grass-type vegetation, which is consistent with landscape modification from animal grazing. This what we see on The Faroes today.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vegetation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vegetation
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetation
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=vegetation