vegetation

US: /ˌvɛdʒəˈteɪʃən/
UK: /vˌɛd‍ʒɪtˈe‍ɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


vegetation /,vedʤi'teiʃn/
  • danh từ
    • cây cối, cây cỏ, thực vật
      • the luxuriant vegetation of tropical forests: cây cối sum sê của những rừng nhiệt đới
      • no signs of vegetation for miles round: không có dấu vết cây cỏ gì trong hàng dặm quanh đấy
    • (sinh vật học) sự sinh dưỡng
    • (y học) sùi

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[U] (written) plants in general, especially the plants that are found in a particular area or environment: The hills are covered in lush green vegetation. + Desert areas have little vegetation.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

green | dense, lush, luxuriant, thick | scrub, scrubby, sparse
As we drove towards the desert, the vegetation became sparse.
| decaying, decomposing, rotten, rotting
piles of rotting vegetation
| natural
Removal of the natural vegetation has resulted in a loss of nutrients in the soil.
| aquatic, woodland, sub-tropical, tropical

VERB + VEGETATION

be covered in/with
The hills are covered in lush green vegetation.

VEGETATION + VERB

grow

VEGETATION + NOUN

cover


Concise English dictionary


‚vedʒɪ'teɪʃn
noun
+all the plant life in a particular region or period
+the process of growth in plants
+an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)
+inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life