vegetationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌvedʒ.əˈteɪ.ʃən/C1 plants in general, or plants that are found in a particular area:
The railway track will have to be cleared of vegetation if it is to be used again.
Much of the region's native vegetation has been damaged by developers who are building hotels along the coast.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- autotroph
- biped
- bloodsucker
- carnivore
- flora
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- herbivore
- heterotroph
- non-placental
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- parasite
- parasitic
- secondary consumer
- songster
- vertebrate
- warm-blooded
- wildlife
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