revegetate

[ree-vej-i-teyt]

re·veg·e·tate

[ree-vej-i-teyt] verb, re·veg·e·tat·ed, re·veg·e·tat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to cause vegetation to grow again on: to revegetate eroded lands.
verb (used without object)
2.
to grow again, as plants.

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Origin:
1760–70; re- + vegetate

re·veg·e·ta·tion, noun
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revegetate (riːˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt)
 
vb
(intr) (of plants) to grow again and produce new tissue, esp to produce new growth on bare ground
 
revege'tation
 
n

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