Vegetation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word vegetation
Brit.  |vedʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word vegetation

noun

- all the plant life in a particular region or period (syn: botany, flora)
Pleistocene vegetation
- the process of growth in plants
- an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)
- inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life
their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation

Extra examples

...the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains...

The inn has a garden of tropical vegetation.

You can't expect to find much difference in me after three years' vegetation in Cornwall.

Lefkas has an abundance of lush green vegetation.

Pleistocene vegetation

...weedy vegetation in the abandoned lot...

The hills were bare of vegetation.

As the waterline advanced, the vegetation was swamped.

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