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Definition of vegetation : 1. An exuberant morbid outgrowth upon any part, especially upon the valves of the heart.
2. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth.
3. The sum of vegetable life; vegetables or plants in general; as, luxuriant vegetation.

Synonyms:

flowers, phytology, pasturage, herbs, saplings, plant growth, weeds, shrubs, crops, grasses, trees, wild flowers, botany, nature, vegetables

plant life, herbage, verdure

grain, fruit, vegetable, shrub, plant, fern, herb, algae, fungus, grass, weed, moss, legume, flora, wort, tree, vine, flower

Usage examples:

• Occasionally they seemed to be following obscure paths, but as often there was no sign of a track, and the thick, tropical vegetation made progress difficult. - "Captain Jinks, Hero", Ernest Crosby.
• The vegetation forms were like nothing the earth could show. - "Giants on the Earth", Sterner St. Paul Meek.
• From it, out upon a tangled patch of vegetation, shone a dull red light! - "The Quest of the Sacred Slipper", Sax Rohmer.