n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ve-j ə - ' t ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1564
1 : the act or process of vegetating
2 : inert existence
3 : plant life or total plant cover (as of an area)
4 : an abnormal growth upon a body part <fibrin vegetation s on the mitral valve>
– veg · e · ta · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective