VEGETATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for VEGETATION?

Need another word that means the same as “vegetation”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “vegetation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Vegetation” are: botany, flora, plants, plant life

Vegetation as a Noun

Definitions of "Vegetation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vegetation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart.
• The process of growth in plants.
• Inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life.
• Plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat.
• All the plant life in a particular region or period.
• The action or process of vegetating.

Synonyms of "Vegetation" as a noun (4 Words)

botany	The scientific study of the physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance of plants. The botany of China.
flora	A living organism lacking the power of locomotion. Britain s native flora.
plant life	Buildings for carrying on industrial labor.
plants	An actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience. He claimed that the evidence against him was a plant.

Usage Examples of "Vegetation" as a noun

• Pleistocene vegetation.
• The chalk cliffs are mainly sheer with little vegetation.
• Their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation.

Associations of "Vegetation" (30 Words)

arboreal	Of or relating to or formed by trees. Arboreal apes.
arboretum	A facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition.
aster	Any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers.
azalea	Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors.
bog	Be prevented from making progress in a task or activity. A peat bog.
botanical	Relating to botany. Botanical garden.
botany	The plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. The botany of North America.
clover	A herbaceous plant of the pea family, with dense globular flower heads and leaves which are typically three-lobed. It is an important fodder and rotational crop.
conservatory	A greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner. Keep plant cuttings in a frost free conservatory or greenhouse.
daisy	Used in names of other plants of the daisy family e g Michaelmas daisy Shasta daisy.
dandelion	A widely distributed weed of the daisy family, with a rosette of leaves and large bright yellow flowers followed by globular heads of seeds with downy tufts.
efflorescence	A powdery deposit on a surface. Efflorescences found on the sheltered undersides of shale ledges.
flora	All the plant life in a particular region or period. The flora of southern California.
flower	The state or period in which a plant s flowers have developed and opened. A bunch of flowers.
flowering	Capable of producing flowers, especially in contrast to a similar plant with the flowers inconspicuous or absent. Winter flowering heathers.
garden	Cultivate or work in a garden. My hobby is gardening.
gardening	The activity of tending and cultivating a garden, especially as a pastime. Her love of gardening.
grass	Ground covered with grass. The railway tracks were mostly grassed over.
herbaceous	Denoting or relating to herbs (in the botanical sense).
horticulture	The cultivation of plants. Maize and manioc horticulture.
hothouse	Educate or teach (a child) to a high level at an earlier age than is usual. Hothouse plants.
marsh	Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water. Patches of marsh.
moss	A green colour like that of moss. Nature has mossed the gravel walks and roads.
plant	Put or set seeds seedlings or plants into the ground. He planted himself squarely in front of her.
riparian	Relating to or situated on the banks of a river. All the riparian states must sign an agreement.
shrub	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems.
steppe	Extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia.
tare	A vetch, especially the common vetch.
tree	Force a hunted animal to take refuge in a tree. Genealogical tree.
wetland	A low area where the land is saturated with water. Wetland habitats.