vegetation
English Thesaurus
1. inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life (noun.act)
2. an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | excrescence, |
| definition | : | (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body (noun.body) |
3. all the plant life in a particular region or period (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | browse, |
| definition | : | vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | growth, |
| definition | : | vegetation that has grown (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | bush, chaparral, scrub, |
| definition | : | dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | stand, |
| definition | : | a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | forest, wood, woods, |
| definition | : | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | shrubbery, |
| definition | : | a collection of shrubs growing together (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | garden, |
| definition | : | the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | ground cover, groundcover, |
| definition | : | low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | biology, biota, |
| definition | : | all the plant and animal life of a particular region (noun.group) |
| domain category | : | flora, plant, plant life, |
| definition | : | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops) |
| domain member category | : | cut, mown, |
| definition | : | (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | uncut, unmown, |
| definition | : | (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | sprouted, |
| definition | : | (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground (adj.all) |
4. the process of growth in plants (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
5. inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life (noun.act)
| derivation | : | vege out, vegetate, |
| definition | : | engage in passive relaxation (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind (verb.stative) |
6. an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) (noun.body)
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | grow or spread abnormally (verb.change) |
7. all the plant life in a particular region or period (noun.group)
| antonym | : | fauna, zoology, |
| definition | : | all the animal life in a particular region or period (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | establish vegetation on (verb.change) |
8. the process of growth in plants (noun.process)
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | grow like a plant (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | produce vegetation (verb.change) |
9. inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life (noun.act)
| derivation | : | vege out, vegetate, |
| definition | : | engage in passive relaxation (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind (verb.stative) |
10. an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) (noun.body)
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | grow or spread abnormally (verb.change) |
11. all the plant life in a particular region or period (noun.group)
| antonym | : | fauna, zoology, |
| definition | : | all the animal life in a particular region or period (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | establish vegetation on (verb.change) |
12. the process of growth in plants (noun.process)
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | grow like a plant (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | produce vegetation (verb.change) |
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