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vegetation

ve·ge·ta·tion

UK/ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/ US/ˌvɛdʒʌˈteɪʃʌn/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

all the plant life in a particular region

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2.

the process of growth in plants

3.

an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)

4.

inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life

  • “their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation”

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French végétation, from Medieval Latin vegetātiōnem.

Phrases

  • vegetation of salts

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