Vegetation (Noun)
Meaning 1
The process of growth in plants.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The rate of vegetation growth varies depending on factors such as temperature, light, and water availability.
- Vegetation growth is accelerated in areas with mild winters and warm summers.
- This region has experienced rapid vegetation growth due to the recent increase in rainfall.
- The slow pace of vegetation growth in the tundra is due to the harsh, cold climate.
- As the seasons change, the speed of vegetation growth also changes, with spring being the fastest period.
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Meaning 2
Inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
All the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 4
An abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart).
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.