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noun
1.
all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole: the vegetation of the Nile valley.
2.
the act or process of vegetating.
3.
a dull existence; life devoid of mental or social activity.
4.
Pathology. a morbid growth, or excrescence.
Origin:
1555–65; < Medieval Latin vegetātiōn- (stem of vegetātiō), equivalent to vegetāt- (see vegetate) + -iōn- -ion
1555–65; < Medieval Latin vegetātiōn- (stem of vegetātiō), equivalent to vegetāt- (see vegetate) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
veg·e·ta·tion·al, adjective
veg·e·ta·tion·less, adjective
non·veg·e·ta·tion, noun
pre·veg·e·ta·tion, noun
un·der·veg·e·ta·tion, noun
Synonyms
3. inactivity, idleness, sloth, lethargy.
3. inactivity, idleness, sloth, lethargy.
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Vegetations
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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