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Vegetation

Vegetation


veg·e·ta·tion  (vj-tshn)
n.
1. The act or process of vegetating.
2. The plants of an area or a region; plant life: The vegetation is lush on the Hawaiian Islands.
3. Pathology An abnormal growth on the body.

vege·tation·al adj.

vegetation [ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃən]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) plant life as a whole, esp the plant life of a particular region
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (Medicine / Pathology) the process of vegetating
3. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol any abnormal growth, excrescence, etc.
4. a vegetative existence
vegetational  adj
vegetatious  adj

vegetation  (vj-tshn)
1. The plants of an area or a region; plant life.
2. An abnormal bodily accretion, especially a clot composed largely of fused blood platelets, fibrin, and sometimes bacteria, that adheres to a diseased heart valve.


vegetation  /vdten/  n. [U] the plant covering in an area: Jungle vegetation is very thick. Vegetation

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