process of vegetating
1Vegetation — Veg e*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. v[ e]g[ e]tation, L. vegetatio an enlivening. See {Vegetable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth. [1913 Webster] 2. The sum of vegetable life; vegetables or …
2Vegetation of salts — Vegetation Veg e*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. v[ e]g[ e]tation, L. vegetatio an enlivening. See {Vegetable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth. [1913 Webster] 2. The sum of vegetable life;… …
3vegetation — noun Date: 1564 1. the act or process of vegetating 2. inert existence 3. plant life or total plant cover (as of an area) 4. an abnormal growth upon a body part < fibrin vegetations on the mitral valve > • vegetational adjective …
4vegetation — vegetational, adj. vegetationless, adj. /vej i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole: the vegetation of the Nile valley. 2. the act or process of vegetating. 3. a dull existence; life devoid of mental or… …
5vegetation — n. 1. Vegetable growth, process of vegetating. 2. Plants, vegetables, the sum of vegetable life …
6vegetation — veg•e•ta•tion [[t]ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) bot all the plants or plant life of a place 2) the act or process of vegetating 3) a passive existence …
7vegetation — /vɛdʒəˈteɪʃən / (say vejuh tayshuhn) noun 1. plants collectively; the plant life of a particular region considered as a whole. 2. the act or process of vegetating. 3. Pathology a morbid growth or excrescence. {Latin vegetātio, from vegetāre (of a …
8vegetation — [vej΄ə tā′shən] n. [ML vegetatio, growth < LL, an enlivening: see VEGETATE] 1. the act or process of vegetating 2. plant life in general; specif., the flora of a specified region 3. a dull, passive, unthinking existence 4. Med. any abnormal… …
9vegetation — n. 1 plants collectively; plant life (luxuriant vegetation; no sign of vegetation). 2 the process of vegetating. Derivatives: vegetational adj. Etymology: med.L vegetatio growth (as VEGETATE) …
10veg|e|ta|tion — «VEHJ uh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. plant life; growing plants: »There is not much vegetation in deserts. 2. the act or process of vegetating; growth of plants. 3. Figurative. an existence similar to that of a vegetable; dull, empty, or stagnant life.… …
