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vegetationplants in general; the plants of a particular area, habitat, or geological period

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: plants in general; the plants of a particular area, habitat, or geological period

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌvedʒɪˈteɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 식물, 초목; 특정 지역의 식생

Korean pronunciation: 베지**테이**션

Example Sentences

  • Climate change is affecting vegetation patterns worldwide.
  • The hiker got lost because the thick vegetation blocked all the trail signs.
  • My neighbor's yard has such wild vegetation that even Google Maps thinks it's a jungle.

vegetation

NOUN

//ˌvedʒɪˈteɪʃən//

plants in general; the plants of a particular area, habitat, or geological period

vegetation concept
💡 Concept

A botanist studies the diverse vegetation in a lush forest clearing

vegetation rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From a tiny station grows magnificent creation of vegetation

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌvedʒɪˈteɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌvedʒɪˈteɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootveget-
Suffix--ation

Origin

라틴어 'vegetare'(활기차게 하다, 생명을 불어넣다)에서 유래되었습니다. 고대 로마인들은 생명력 넘치는 식물들을 보며 자연의 생명력을 표현하는 단어를 만들었죠.

🎵Rhyme

stationnationcreation
station
nation
creation

🔗Collocations

lush vegetation
dense vegetation
natural vegetation
remove vegetation
vegetation cover
sparse vegetation

📝Examples

Climate change is affecting vegetation patterns worldwide.

The hiker got lost because the thick vegetation blocked all the trail signs.

😄 Fun example

My neighbor's yard has such wild vegetation that even Google Maps thinks it's a jungle.

😄 Fun example

The desert's sparse vegetation makes every cactus look like a celebrity.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

floraplant lifegreeneryfoliage

Antonyms

barrennessdesertwasteland

Related

ecosystembiodiversityhabitatbotanyforestry

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