vegetation
noun
veg·e·ta·tion
ˌve-jə-ˈtā-shən 
1
: plant life or total plant cover (as of an area)
2
: the act or process of vegetating
3
: inert existence
4
: an abnormal growth upon a body part
fibrin vegetations on the mitral valve
vegetational
adjective
ˌve-jə-ˈtā-sh(ə-)nəl
Examples of vegetation in a Sentence
the dense vegetation of the jungle
the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains
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Across the West, about three dozen fires were burning uncontained and another 80 fires were being managed to clear out vegetation that has clogged the landscape, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
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CBS News, 15 July 2025
Some properties in Waianae Valley use sheep to eat the overgrown vegetation.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
This practice involves growing crops or other vegetation, such as pollinator-friendly plants, under solar panels, and sometimes grazing livestock in this greenery.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
New satellite images illustrate the force and path of the devastating July 4 flood waters that washed out homes and vegetation along the Guadalupe River in Texas.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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CBS News, 15 July 2025
Some properties in Waianae Valley use sheep to eat the overgrown vegetation.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
This practice involves growing crops or other vegetation, such as pollinator-friendly plants, under solar panels, and sometimes grazing livestock in this greenery.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
New satellite images illustrate the force and path of the devastating July 4 flood waters that washed out homes and vegetation along the Guadalupe River in Texas.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for vegetation
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“Vegetation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetation. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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vegetation
noun
veg·e·ta·tion
ˌvej-ə-ˈtā-shən
1
: the act or process of vegetating
2
: dull or inactive living
a life of tranquil vegetation
3
: plant life or cover (as of an area)
Medical Definition
vegetation
noun
veg·e·ta·tion
ˌvej-ə-ˈtā-shən
: an abnormal outgrowth upon a body part
specifically
: any of the warty excrescences on the valves of the heart that are composed of various tissue elements including fibrin and collagen and that are typical of endocarditis
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