vegetation
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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.
veg′e·ta′tion·al adj.
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
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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Noun | 1. | ![]() aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole 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" growth - vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass" stand - a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees" shrubbery - a collection of shrubs growing together garden - the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden ground cover, groundcover - low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow |
2. | ![]() 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" |
vegetation
Translations
نَبَاتنَباتات
vegetaceporostrostlinstvo
vegetation
kasvillisuus
raslinjevegetacija
növényzet
gróîur
草木
식물
rastlinstvo
växtlighet
พืชผัก
bitki örtüsübitki örtüsü/topluluğubitkiler
thực vật
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
vegetable
(ˈvedʒtəbl) noun1. 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.
2. a plant. Grass is a vegetable, gold is a mineral and a human being is an animal.
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.
ˌvegeˈtarianism nounvegetate (ˈvedʒiteit) verb
to live an idle, boring and pointless life. I would like to get a job – I don't want to vegetate.
ˌvegeˈtation (vedʒi-) noun plants in general; plants of a particular region or type. tropical vegetation.
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veg·e·ta·tion
n. vegetación, crecimiento anormal de verrugas o excrecencias en una parte del cuerpo tal como se ve en la endocarditis.