What does "vegetation" mean?
Vegetation: The sum of vegetable life; vegetables or plants in general; as, luxuriant vegetation.
Additional senses
- 2.(Med.) An exuberant morbid outgrowth upon any part, especially upon the valves of the heart. Vegetation of salts (Old Chem.), a crystalline growth of an arborescent form.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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