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revegetate

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re·veg·e·tate  (r-vj-tt)
v. re·veg·e·tat·ed, re·veg·e·tat·ing, re·veg·e·tates
v.tr.
To cause (eroded land, for example) to bear a new cover of vegetation.
v.intr.
To bear a new cover of vegetation.
re·vege·tation n.
revegetate [riːˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (intr) (of plants) to grow again and produce new tissue, esp to produce new growth on bare ground
revegetation  n
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