Meaning

  1. (uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.
  2. (countable) An abnormal verrucous or fibrinous growth
  3. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French végétation, from Medieval Latin vegetātiōnem.

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