vegetation
nounUK /ˌvedʒ.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
US /ˌvedʒ.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
Vegetation means all the plants growing in a place.
The thick vegetation made it hard to walk through the jungle.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act or process of growing, like a plant.
The vegetation of the seeds took several weeks.
3. A dull, inactive, or passive way of living.
He spent the whole weekend in a state of vegetation on the couch.
4. A growth or abnormal lump on the body, such as on a heart valve.
The doctor found a small vegetation on the valve during the scan.