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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024veg•e•ta•tion /ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Botanythe plants or plant life of a place.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024veg•e•ta•tion (vej′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Botanyall the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole:the vegetation of the Nile valley.
- the act or process of vegetating.
- a dull existence;
life devoid of mental or social activity. - Pathologya morbid growth, or excrescence.
- Medieval Latin vegetātiōn- (stem of vegetātiō), equivalent. to vegetāt- (see vegetate) + -iōn- -ion
- 1555–65
veg′e•ta′tion•al, adj. veg′e•ta′tion•less, adj. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inactivity, idleness, sloth, lethargy.
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