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单词 vegetation
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Definition of vegetation in English:

vegetation

noun vɛdʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌvɛdʒəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1Plants 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

  • vegetational

  • 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:

vegetation

nounˌvɛdʒəˈteɪʃ(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).

 
 
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