From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plantsvegetationveg‧e‧ta‧tion /ˌvedʒɪˈteɪʃən/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] formalHBPplants in general
Lefkas has an abundance of lush green vegetation.Examples from the Corpusvegetation• The most sophisticatedfarmers are the leaf-cutting ants, which cultivatefungus on fresh vegetationthanks to an assembly-line of specialised castes.• Readings showed levels of 56,000 becquerels per kilogram in vegetation and soilsamples.• Pockets of live vegetationdot the otherwise black-and-white landscape, places randomly spared by arbitraryshifts of wind and fire.• A deep path cut through the lush and noisyvegetation.• Breeds on still and slow-moving fresh water with densefringe of vegetation, also marshes, fens, bogs.• And where was his companion, who went down with him just now, into a sprawl of vegetation?• For example, pack horses hauled some vegetation from the floor of Supai Canyon, home of the Havasupai people.• The vegetation had a dank and wintry look to it still, quite different from the lowlands.• They made their way through the thick vegetation in the valley.
