VEGETATION


Meaning of VEGETATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌve-jə-ˈtā-shən ]

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 -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.