Plural for plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat
“Mountain beavers live in small colonies, occupying areas with plentiful green vegetation and cover.”
Plural for the state of being abundant in plants
“It was a land of vegetation so intense as to bedwarf mankind almost as absolutely as we bedwarf ourselves with our machinery in a manufacturing town.”
Plural for a state of inactivity or passivity
“Buffon remarks that the body may sometimes exist in a state of vegetation only, and yet return to vitality and animation.”
Plural for a dense growth of shrubs and other plants, especially under trees in woodland
(of plants or species) Plural for the process of maturation or development
Plural for a state of not acting due to laziness or sluggishness
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