Synonyms for vegetation
ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃənveg·e·ta·tion

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1. vegetation, flora, botanynoun

   all the plant life in a particular region or period

   "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"

   Synonyms:
   phytology, plant life, botany, flora, plant

2. vegetationnoun

   the process of growth in plants

   Synonyms:
   botany, flora

3. vegetationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   botany, flora

4. vegetationnoun

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

   "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"

   Synonyms:
   botany, flora

Matched Categories

1. • Excrescence
   • Growth
   • Quiescence

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. vegetationnoun

   Synonyms:
   vegetable growth

2. vegetationnoun

   Synonyms:
   plants, vegetables

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1. List of paraphrases for "vegetation":

   plant, wildland, vegetative, plants, vegetable, revegetation, flora

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1. Jason Lutterman:

   In many places where wild horses and burros roam, virtually no vegetation was produced in the spring and early summer growing seasons.

2. Chris Widga:

   They evolved to basically take advantage of a grazing niche, eating a lot of abrasive vegetation like grasses.

3. Scott McLean:

   You don’t just throw resources at a wildfire, it’s like a battle -- you have to think what will be the most effective. Cal Fire usually depends on a mix of bulldozers, fire engines, inmate crews, and helicopters or airplanes, which disperse things like fire retardant, to stop wildfires. Using containment lines, or large areas where a bulldozer cuts away vegetation to the point where only dirt remains, is very common, he said. But this isn’t always an accessible option.

4. Brooke Bateman:

   It's a combination of changes in temperature, precipitation and vegetation, and birds are going to have to move and shift to keep up with these changes. And then on top of the range shifts, we also have the pressure of changes in sea level rise, urbanization, extreme weather events that are going to affect these species no matter where they go.

5. Tracey Curtis-Taylor:

   I need a drink, seeing all the most iconic landscapes, geology, vegetation, just the best view in the world.