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Definition of vegetation in English: vegetationnoun vɛdʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌvɛdʒəˈteɪʃ(ə)n mass noun1Plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat. the chalk cliffs are mainly sheer with little vegetation Example sentencesExamples - Mountain beavers live in small colonies, occupying areas with plentiful green vegetation and cover.
- Very few plant species seem to be endemic to this vegetation.
- A strip of vegetation provides food, shelter and habitat for wildlife, and adds oxygen to the water.
- The first thing you should do is remove all unwanted vegetation from your planting area.
- The location is in a heavily forested area obscured by vegetation and ground debris.
- They rip vegetation from the ground and can cause damage to areas where there are large numbers of geese.
- The Cactaceae are among the flowering plants that dominate the vegetation of arid and semiarid zones of the New World.
- A few types of vegetation are widespread in this saltwater-influenced area.
- It lives in arid and semi-arid areas with little vegetation, preferring highlands and rocky landscapes.
- Clear all grass or other vegetation from the area that you have selected.
- The field was plowed just before planting, but natural vegetation was allowed to regrow during the experiment.
- He hoped that building ponds would give ducks resting space and ample habitat for aquatic vegetation to grow.
- Aspergillus fumigatus is a common fungus that grows on soil, plant debris and rotting vegetation in the autumn and winter.
- The path would deter people from trampling a wider area of vegetation on their route to the gorge lookout.
- By choking out other vegetation, it makes an area unusable by plants and animals that live in or depend on the water.
- Water snails don't eat living plants, just decaying vegetation and algae.
- They vary in color from light tan to reddish and tend to blend in well with the soil and vegetation in their chosen habitat.
- Flying over vast areas of vegetation, the scale of the disaster caused by the floods begins to unfold.
- To establish agriculture, they cleared large areas of the native vegetation, much of which is perennial.
- In the boreal forest of northwestern Canada, recurring natural fires have a major effect on the vegetation.
Synonyms plants, plant life, flora greenery, foliage rare herbage, verdure 2The action or process of vegetating. Example sentencesExamples - Two irrigation regimes were compared and plants were sampled at four stages of vegetation.
Derivatives adjective Pollen from deposits also produces sequences of climatic and vegetational change, but these tend to be fairly localized. Example sentencesExamples - Indirect evidence suggests that changes in prairie vole grazing patterns and reproductive physiology may be in part responsible for vegetational changes.
- However, the land and climate have changed throughout time, with each area of Java having particular topographic, vegetational, and climatic differences allowing the existence of different species.
- By employing pollen analysis, scientists have been able to reconstruct past vegetational communities and analyse how those vegetation patterns have changed over time.
- However, even nests may be difficult to locate in areas with heavy vegetational cover and structure.
Origin Mid 16th century (in sense 2): from medieval Latin vegetatio(n-) 'power of growth', from the verb vegetare (see vegetate). Definition of vegetation in US English: vegetationnounˌvɛdʒəˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌvejəˈtāSH(ə)n 1Plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat. the chalk cliffs are mainly sheer with little vegetation Example sentencesExamples - Flying over vast areas of vegetation, the scale of the disaster caused by the floods begins to unfold.
- They rip vegetation from the ground and can cause damage to areas where there are large numbers of geese.
- In the boreal forest of northwestern Canada, recurring natural fires have a major effect on the vegetation.
- The first thing you should do is remove all unwanted vegetation from your planting area.
- It lives in arid and semi-arid areas with little vegetation, preferring highlands and rocky landscapes.
- By choking out other vegetation, it makes an area unusable by plants and animals that live in or depend on the water.
- Water snails don't eat living plants, just decaying vegetation and algae.
- The location is in a heavily forested area obscured by vegetation and ground debris.
- The path would deter people from trampling a wider area of vegetation on their route to the gorge lookout.
- To establish agriculture, they cleared large areas of the native vegetation, much of which is perennial.
- They vary in color from light tan to reddish and tend to blend in well with the soil and vegetation in their chosen habitat.
- Clear all grass or other vegetation from the area that you have selected.
- A few types of vegetation are widespread in this saltwater-influenced area.
- Very few plant species seem to be endemic to this vegetation.
- Mountain beavers live in small colonies, occupying areas with plentiful green vegetation and cover.
- A strip of vegetation provides food, shelter and habitat for wildlife, and adds oxygen to the water.
- Aspergillus fumigatus is a common fungus that grows on soil, plant debris and rotting vegetation in the autumn and winter.
- He hoped that building ponds would give ducks resting space and ample habitat for aquatic vegetation to grow.
- The field was plowed just before planting, but natural vegetation was allowed to regrow during the experiment.
- The Cactaceae are among the flowering plants that dominate the vegetation of arid and semiarid zones of the New World.
Synonyms plants, plant life, flora 2The action or process of vegetating. Example sentencesExamples - Two irrigation regimes were compared and plants were sampled at four stages of vegetation.
3Medicine An abnormal growth on or in the body. Example sentencesExamples - At autopsy, no eosinophils were found in either the endomyocardial specimens or the vegetation.
Origin Mid 16th century (in vegetation (sense 2)): from medieval Latin vegetatio(n-) ‘power of growth’, from the verb vegetare (see vegetate). |