Vegetational (Adjective)
Meaning
Composed of vegetation or plants; "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The lush island is known for its vegetational cover, home to various unique plant species and dense rainforests.
- Geologists are particularly interested in studying vegetational deposits in rocks, which help date fossils.
- To analyze past environmental conditions, scientists have turned to examining the ancient vegetational layer.
- They surveyed areas to monitor vegetational patterns as well as types of animals native to each place.
- Farmers could protect against strong gusts of wind with robust vegetational screens such as treelines and hedge walls.