vegetation meaning and definition

VEGETATION noun

Definition of vegetation (noun)

1. all the plant life in a particular region or period
   • "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
   • synonyms: botany, flora
   • antonym: fauna
2. the process of growth in plants
3. an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)
4. inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life
   • "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"