vegetation
英[vedʒɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n]
美['vɛdʒə'teʃən]
英英释意
- 1. all the plant life in a particular region
- 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"