veg|e|ta|tion

veg|e|ta|tion
veg|e|ta|tion «VEHJ uh TAY shuhn», noun.
1. plant life; growing plants: »

There is not much vegetation in deserts.

2. the act or process of vegetating; growth of plants.
3. Figurative. an existence similar to that of a vegetable; dull, empty, or stagnant life.
4. Pathology. an abnormal growth occurring on some part of the body.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • veg|e|ta|tion|al — «VEHJ uh TAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with vegetation: »[He] ... recognized the role of precipitation in determining the various vegetational types (Harbaugh and Goodrick) …   Useful english dictionary

  • veg·e·ta·tion — /ˌvɛʤəˈteıʃən/ noun [noncount] : plants in general : plants that cover a particular area the dense/lush vegetation of the jungle hills covered in/with vegetation …   Useful english dictionary

  • re´veg|e|ta´tion — re|veg|e|tate «ree VEHJ uh tayt», intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to grow again. 2. to grow plants again; become green with plants again. –re´veg|e|ta´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • veg — veg·e·ta·blize; veg·e·ta·bly; veg·e·tal·ize; veg·e·tar·i·an·ism; veg·e·tate; veg·e·ta·tion; veg·e·ta·tion·al; veg·e·ta·tion·less; veg·e·ta·tive; veg·e·tive; veg·gie; veg; veg·e·ta·ble; veg·e·tar·i·an; veg·e·ta·tive·ly; veg·e·ta·tive·ness; veg·ie; …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • re|veg|e|tate — «ree VEHJ uh tayt», intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to grow again. 2. to grow plants again; become green with plants again. –re´veg|e|ta´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • vegetation — veg·e·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • vegetational — veg·e·ta·tion·al …   English syllables

  • vegetation — veg|e|ta|tion [ˌvedʒıˈteıʃən] n [U] formal plants in general ▪ Lefkas has an abundance of lush green vegetation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • vegetation — veg|e|ta|tion [ ,vedʒə teıʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL plants and trees: a type of vegetation that is found only in this part of the world …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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