vegetation
pronunciation
How to pronounce vegetation in British English:
UK [ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce vegetation in American English:
US [ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- all the plant life in a particular region
- 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
Word Origin
- vegetation (n.)
- 1560s, "act of vegetating," from Middle French végétation and directly from Medieval Latin vegetationem (nominative vegetatio) "a quickening, action of growing," from vegetare "grow, quicken" (see vegetable). Meaning "plant life" first recorded 1727.
Example
- 1. But the green vegetation is conspicuously bright .
- 2. This vegetation lineament is along the banning fault .
- 3. Denser vegetation appears bright red .
- 4. Burning peat and vegetation produces smoke rich in tiny airborne particles .
- 5. The vegetation is well watered in the cool , rainy wintertime .