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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The types of vegetation that livestock do remove tend to grow back within one year, so the benefit of them eating plants to prevent fires is short-lived and not worth the environmental cost.
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Delaney Rudy, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
This destabilizes the soil, weakens native vegetation, damages lawns, and causes erosion.
—Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Abnormally heavy rainfall in the atmospheric river events of 2023 triggered a burst of vegetation.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Altadena and Pacific Palisades are communities with tree canopies and century-old houses navigated by narrow, sometimes winding roads chock-full of vegetation.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Delaney Rudy, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
This destabilizes the soil, weakens native vegetation, damages lawns, and causes erosion.
—Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Abnormally heavy rainfall in the atmospheric river events of 2023 triggered a burst of vegetation.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Altadena and Pacific Palisades are communities with tree canopies and century-old houses navigated by narrow, sometimes winding roads chock-full of vegetation.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 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 1 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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