What does Vegetation mean?
Definitions for Vegetation
ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃənveg·e·ta·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Vegetation.
Princeton's WordNet
vegetation, flora, botanynoun
all the plant life in a particular region or period
"Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
vegetationnoun
the process of growth in plants
vegetationnoun
an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)
vegetationnoun
inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life
"their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"
Wiktionary
vegetationnoun
Plants collectively.
There were large amounts of vegetation in the forest.
Etymology: From végétation.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Vegetationnoun
the act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth
Vegetationnoun
the sum of vegetable life; vegetables or plants in general; as, luxuriant vegetation
Vegetationnoun
an exuberant morbid outgrowth upon any part, especially upon the valves of the heart
Etymology: [Cf. F. vgtation, L. vegetatio an enlivening. See Vegetable.]
Wikidata
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 Contribution
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
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Rank popularity for the word 'Vegetation' in Nouns Frequency: #2959
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Vegetation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Vegetation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Vegetation in a Sentence
Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an accomplice to one's own unnecessary vegetation.
Landscapes are analyzed for prescribed fire treatments and the effects on community well-being, vegetation, hydrology, threatened and endangered species and other values, extensive standard operating procedures to authorize prescribed fires include developing and coordinating a burn plan, site preparation, public notifications, weather and forecast monitoring and validation before a decision is made to go ahead.
You don’t just throw resources at a wildfire, it’s like a battle -- you have to think what will be the most effective. Cal Fire usually depends on a mix of bulldozers, fire engines, inmate crews, and helicopters or airplanes, which disperse things like fire retardant, to stop wildfires. Using containment lines, or large areas where a bulldozer cuts away vegetation to the point where only dirt remains, is very common, he said. But this isn’t always an accessible option.
Approximately 80 % of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.
We were surprised to see that there was a 12 percent lower rate of mortality, we know already that vegetation can help mitigate the effect of climate change. Our study suggests the potential co-benefit for health.
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Translations for Vegetation
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- растителностBulgarian
- vegetacióCatalan, Valencian
- porostCzech
- VegetationGerman
- βλάστησηGreek
- vegetaciónSpanish
- kasvillisuusFinnish
- végétationFrench
- vexetaciónGalician
- vegetációHungarian
- tumbuh-tumbuhanIndonesian
- vegetazioneItalian
- 草木, 植生Japanese
- raurēkauMāori
- vegetasjonNorwegian
- chʼil, tsinNavajo, Navaho
- vegetaçãoPortuguese
- vegetațieRomanian
- растительностьRussian
- vegetacija, raslinje, вегетација, раслињеSerbo-Croatian
- planaglof, planemVolapük
- 植被Chinese
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