Dictionary Check: vegetation

"vegetation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

all the plant life in a particular region or period

Example: "Pleistocene vegetation"
Synonyms:
noun

the process of growth in plants

noun

an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)

noun

inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life

Example: "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"

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