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