plant life as a whole, esp the plant life of a particular region the process of vegetating any abnormal growth, excrescence, etc a vegetative existence
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veg•e•ta•tion /ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Botanythe plants or plant life of a place.
veg•e•ta•tion
(vej′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
veg′e•ta′tion•al, adj.
veg′e•ta′tion•less, adj.
- Botanyall the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole:the vegetation of the Nile valley.
- the act or process of vegetating.
- a dull existence;
life devoid of mental or social activity. - Pathologya morbid growth, or excrescence.
- Medieval Latin vegetātiōn- (stem of vegetātiō), equivalent. to vegetāt- (see vegetate) + -iōn- -ion
- 1555–65
veg′e•ta′tion•less, adj.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inactivity, idleness, sloth, lethargy.
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