vegetation
noun
veg·e·ta·tion
ˌve-jə-ˈtā-shən 
1
: plant life or total plant cover (as of an area)
2
: the act or process of vegetating
3
: inert existence
4
: an abnormal growth upon a body part
fibrin vegetations on the mitral valve
vegetational
adjective
ˌve-jə-ˈtā-sh(ə-)nəl
Examples of vegetation in a Sentence
the dense vegetation of the jungle
the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains
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Tall palm trees and bamboo and beyond them high misty mountains covered with vegetation of a deep monsoon green.
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Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
These factors will combine with dry vegetation to increase the potential for the start and spread of wildfires across the area.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2025
As in its previous lawsuits against Edison, the county alleges that the fire began when Edison’s equipment either came into contact with nearby vegetation or caused sparks that ignited it.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Climate projections show that areas covered today by the low-to-the-ground vegetation of the tundra could host growing forests by 2100.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
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Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
These factors will combine with dry vegetation to increase the potential for the start and spread of wildfires across the area.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2025
As in its previous lawsuits against Edison, the county alleges that the fire began when Edison’s equipment either came into contact with nearby vegetation or caused sparks that ignited it.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Climate projections show that areas covered today by the low-to-the-ground vegetation of the tundra could host growing forests by 2100.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vegetation
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“Vegetation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetation. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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vegetation
noun
veg·e·ta·tion
ˌvej-ə-ˈtā-shən
1
: the act or process of vegetating
2
: dull or inactive living
a life of tranquil vegetation
3
: plant life or cover (as of an area)
Medical Definition
vegetation
noun
veg·e·ta·tion
ˌvej-ə-ˈtā-shən
: an abnormal outgrowth upon a body part
specifically
: any of the warty excrescences on the valves of the heart that are composed of various tissue elements including fibrin and collagen and that are typical of endocarditis
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