vegetation

C1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
plants in general, especially the plants that grow in a particular area

The hillside was covered in thick green vegetation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · plants in general,... flora verdure

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Forms vegetations

Derived forms devegetation

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Phrases (1)

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dense vegetation
plants growing so closely together that little space remains between them

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French végétation, from Medieval Latin vegetātiōnem.

*weǵ- Proto-Indo-European vegetatio la-med

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