vegetation
/ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An abnormal mass on an endocardial surface, especially a heart valve, composed chiefly of fibrin and platelets and often containing microorganisms.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An excrescent, verrucous or fibrinous growth on a mucosal or epithelial surface.
Countable; Dated
Example Sentences
- "There were large amounts of vegetation in the forest."
- "Thus the growth of vegetation, though effected in a greater or less degree by the strong wind, the violent rain, and the heat and glare of the noonday sun, is yet still more effectually promoted by the mild action of the gentler breezes, the softly descending dew, and the less intense heat."
- "As soon as the faintest ray of light reaches a seedling, heliotropism will guide it through any crack in the soil, or through an entangled mass of overlying vegetation; […]"
- "Similarity of vegetation on meadows was the result of heavy grazing and trampling by large numbers of driveway sheep before the study was begun."
- "As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *weǵ-, vegetatio
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Botany.