Meaning & use
vegetation
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plants collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat.
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Thick vegetation covered the hillside, making the trail hard to follow.
Scientists study how vegetation patterns shift as the climate warms.
A note on using this word
Vegetation refers to plants as a mass or covering, not to a single plant -- you wouldn't call one flower 'vegetation.'
Words with a similar meaning
plant lifeflora
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