the dense vegetation of the jungle the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains
Recent Examples on the WebThe 38-year-old didn’t grow up with lawns in Poland, where native vegetation such as wheat and daisies were more common in yards. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The fires have also displaced thousands of residents as the flames advanced on communities, slashing through dry vegetation, and burning homes and cars. Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 In California, inmate firefighters form handcrews, creating breaks in vegetation and carving out swaths of barren soil that deny flames fuel to go further. Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 Bleach runoff can severely damage or even kill plants and grass, but if the vegetation is wet, the bleach will be diluted upon accidental contact, reducing the odds of damage. Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 Leafy plants can help slow rainfall getting to the ground, so if the vegetation is dead because of a drought, then the water will move more quickly to land, and possibly cause flash flooding. Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 The islands — and the vegetation that eventually grows — will help block wave action when wind blows across Lake Pepin, creating a calm area behind the island where aquatic plants can grow and wildlife can settle. Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022 Ambiente also respects the vegetation, and one of May's goals is to save every native tree possible on the property during the resort's construction. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2022 In fact, acre for acre, some North American grasslands hold as much carbon in their soils as tropical forests store in vegetation. Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin vegetātiōn-, vegetātiō "power of growth," going back to Latin, "act of invigorating," from vegetāre "to impart energy to, invigorate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal nouns — more at vegetate
ADJECTIVE | VERB + VEGETATION | VEGETATION + VERB | VEGETATION + NOUNADJECTIVE➤green綠色植物▸➤dense, lush, thick稠密的/茂盛的/茂密的草木▸➤scrub, sparse矮小的植物;稀疏的草木◇As we came closer to the desert, the vegetation became sparser.我們越靠近沙漠,沿途的草木就變得越稀疏。➤decaying, rotting衰敗的草木;腐化中的植物◇piles of rotting vegetation一堆堆逐漸腐爛的草木➤natural天然植被◇Removal of the natural vegetation has resulted in a loss of nutrients in the soil.破壞天然植被造成了土壤養分的流失。➤native原生植被▸➤forest, woodland森林/林地植被▸➤aquatic水生植物▸➤tropical熱帶植物VERB + VEGETATION➤be covered in, be covered with有植被覆蓋◇The hills are covered in lush green vegetation.山巒上草木葱蘢繁茂。➤destroy破壞植被➤clear, clear away, remove清除植被VEGETATION + VERB➤grow植被生長VEGETATION + NOUN➤cover植被