vegetation

veg·e·ta·tion

 (vĕj′ĭ-tā′shən)

n.

1. The plants of an area or a region; plant life: hills sparsely covered with vegetation.

2. The act or process of vegetating.

3. Medicine An abnormal growth on a body part.

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veg′e·ta′tion·al adj.

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vegetation

(ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃən)

n

1. (Botany) plant life as a whole, esp the plant life of a particular region

2. (Botany) the process of vegetating

3. (Pathology) the process of vegetating

4. (Pathology) pathol any abnormal growth, excrescence, etc

5. a vegetative existence

ˌvegeˈtational adj

ˌvegeˈtatious adj

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veg•e•ta•tion

(ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. all the plants or plant life of a place.

2. the act or process of vegetating.

3. a passive existence.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" botany, flora plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole biota, biology - all the plant and animal life of a particular region browse - vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat; "a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day" brush, coppice, copse, thicket, brushwood - a dense growth of bushes growth - vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass" chaparral, scrub, bush - dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes stand - a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees" forest, woods, wood - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area shrubbery - a collection of shrubs growing together garden - the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden brier, brier patch, brierpatch - tangled mass of prickly plants ground cover, groundcover - low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow mown, cut - (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay" unmown, uncut - (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine; "uncut grass"; "an unmown lawn"
	2.	vegetation - the process of growth in plants   growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
	3.	vegetation - an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) excrescence - (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
	4.	vegetation - inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation" dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping - quiet and inactive restfulness

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vegetation

noun plants, flora, greenery, foliage, plant life, verdure, herbiage (rare) The inn has a garden of semi-tropical vegetation.

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Translations

نَبَاتنَباتات

vegetaceporostrostlinstvo

vegetation

Vegetation

βλάστηση

vegetación

kasvillisuus

végétation

raslinjevegetacija

növényzet

gróîur

vegetazione

草木

식물

vegetatie

vegetasjonplantevekst

wegetacja

vegetação

растительность

rastlinstvo

växtlighet

พืชผัก

bitki örtüsübitki örtüsü/topluluğubitkiler

thực vật

植被植物

vegetation

[ˌvedʒɪˈteɪʃən] N → vegetación f

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vegetation

[ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃ^ən] n → végétation f

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vegetation

n

→ Vegetation f; could we live on the vegetation here? → könnten wir uns von dem ernähren, was hier wächst?

(= wasting away) (of sick people) → Dahinvegetieren nt; (of mind) → Verödung f, → Verarmung f; the patients just lie there in a state of vegetation → die Patienten dämmern nur noch vor sich hin or vegetieren nur noch dahin

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vegetation

[ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n → vegetazione f

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vegetable

(ˈvedʒtəbl) noun

1. a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food. We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; (also adjective) vegetable oils. groente, plante خُضْرَه зеленчук vegetal zelenina; zeleninový das Gemüse, Gemüse... grøntsag; vegetabilsk λαχανικό, χορταρικό, φυτικόςverdura, hortaliza köögivili سبزیجات vihannes légumeירק सब्जी povrće zöldség(féle) sayuran grænmeti verdure, ortaggi 野菜 채소 daržovė dārzenis sayur-sayuran groente; plantaardiggrønnsakwarzywovegetal legumă; de legume овощ zelenina; zeleninový zelenjava povrće grönsak; vegetabilisk พืชผัก sebze 蔬菜 овочі سبزي rau 蔬菜

2. a plant. Grass is a vegetable, gold is a mineral and a human being is an animal. groente نَبات зарзават vegetal rostlina die Pflanze plante φυτόvegetal taim گیا�� kasvi végétalצמח मानसिक रूप से निष्क्रिय biljka növény tumbuhan jurt, planta vegetale 植物 식물 augalas augs tumbuhan plantplanteroślinavegetal plantă растение rastlina rastlina biljka växt ผัก bitki 植物 городина پودا thực vật 植物

ˌvegeˈtarian (vedʒi-) noun

a person who does not eat meat of any kind. Has he always been a vegetarian?; (also adjective) This is a vegetarian dish. vegetariër شَخْص نَباتي вегетарианец, вегетариански vegetariano vegetarián, -ka; vegetariánský der/die Vegetarier, vegetarisch vegetar; vegetarisk; vegetar- χορτοφάγοςvegetariano taimetoitlane گیاهخوار kasvissyöjä végétarien/-ienne צמחוני शाकाहारी vegetarijanac vegetáriánus pemakan sayuran grænmetisæta vegetariano 菜食主義者(の) 채식주의자 vegetaras; vegetariškas veģetārietis; veģetāriešu-; veģetārs vegetarian` vegetariër; vegetarischvegetarianerjaroszvegetariano vegetarian вегетарианец vegetarián, -ka vegetarijanec vegeterijanski vegetarian; vegetarisk คนกินมังสวิรัติ etyemez, vejetaryen 素食者 вегетаріанець; вегетаріанський سبزي خور người ăn chay 素食者

ˌvegeˈtarianism noun

vegetarisme نَظَرِيَّة العَيْش على النَّباتات вегетарианство vegetarianismo vegetariánství der Vegetarismus vegetarisme χορτοφαγία vegetarianismo vegetaarlus گیاهخواری vegetarismi végétarismeצמחונות शाकाहार में विश्वास vegetarijanstvo vegetarianizmus paham pantang daging mataræði og manneldisstefna sem byggir á jurtafæði vegetarianismo 菜食主義 채식주의 vegetarizmas veģetārisms vegetarianisme` vegetarismevegetarianisme wegetarianizm vegetarianismo vegetarianism вегетарианство vegetariánstvo vegetarijanstvo vegeterijanstvo vegetarianism การรับประทานแต่พืชผักเป็นอาหาร etyemezlik 素食主義 вегетаріанство سبزي خوري کا اصول thói quen ăn chay 素食主义

vegetate (ˈvedʒiteit) verb

to live an idle, boring and pointless life. I would like to get a job – I don't want to vegetate. vegeteer يَعيشُ حَياةً خامِلَه живуркам vegetar živořit vegetieren vegetere ζω ανούσια και βαρετή ζωή vegetar vegeteerima گیاه وار زیستن؛ خوردن و خوابیدن vetelehtiä végéter לִחיוֹת חַיִים רֵיקִים निष्क्रिय जीवन बिताना vegetirati tengődik menganggur lifa tilþrifalausu lífi vegetare 無為に暮す 무기력하게 살다 vegetuoti veģetēt menjadikan hidup sso bosan vegeterenleve passivt, vegetere wegetować vegetar a vegeta прозябать živoriť životariti vegetirati vegetera อยู่เฉย ๆ ไม่ทำอะไร amaçsız bir yaşam sürmek 盲然度日，虛度光陰 вегетаріанство بے کار زندگي گزارنا sống vô vị 无所事事，过单调乏味的生活

ˌvegeˈtation (vedʒi-) noun

plants in general; plants of a particular region or type. tropical vegetation. plantegroei نَباتات растителност vegetação rostlinstvo, vegetace die Vegetation vegetation βλάστησηvegetación taimestik گیاهان kasvillisuus végétationצמחייה पौधों की वृद्धि vegetacija növényzet tetumbuhan gróður vegetazione 植物 식물, 초목, 식생 augmenija veģetācija; augu valsts tumbuh-tumbuhan vegetatievegetasjon, plantevekstroślinnośćvegetação vegetaţie растительность rastlinstvo rastlinstvo vegetacija vegetation พืชผัก bitkiler, bitki örtüsü/topluluğu 植物，某地區或某類 рослинність سبزي، نباتات thực vật 植物，（尤指某地或环境的）植被

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vegetation

→ نَبَات vegetace vegetation Vegetation βλάστηση vegetación kasvillisuus végétation raslinje vegetazione 草木 식물 vegetatie vegetasjon wegetacja vegetação растительность växtlighet พืชผัก bitki örtüsü thực vật 植被

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veg·e·ta·tion

n. vegetación, crecimiento anormal de verrugas o excrecencias en una parte del cuerpo tal como se ve en la endocarditis.

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vegetation

n vegetación f

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