noun

vegetation

vegetation

The jungle has dense vegetation.

The jungle has dense vegetation.

There is little vegetation in the desert.

There is little vegetation in the desert.

((adjective)) + vegetation (uncountable noun) a type of plant life The area has lush vegetation.

Synonyms: plant life, flora, greenery

From Latin 'vegetatio' meaning 'an animating, the act of growing', from 'vegetare'.

Think of 'vegetation' as the collective term for all plants in an area, not just the ones you eat. It covers everything that 'vegetates' or grows there.

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