vegetation

vegetation

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of vegetation in English

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French végétation, from Medieval Latin vegetātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

vegetation (countable and uncountable, plural vegetations)

  1. (uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.
  2. (pathology, countable) An abnormal verrucous or fibrinous growth
  3. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth.

Derived terms

  • devegetation
  • vegetation of salts

Translations

Swedish

Noun

vegetation c

  1. vegetation
    Synonyms: växtlighet, växtliv

Declension

Declension

  • vegetation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • vegetation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • vegetation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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