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   veg·e·ta·tion

   /ˌvejəˈtāSHən/

   noun

   • 1. plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat: "the chalk cliffs are mainly sheer with little vegetation"
   • 2. the action or process of vegetating.
   • 3. an abnormal growth on or in the body.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in vegetation (sense 2)): from medieval Latin vegetatio(n-) ‘power of growth’, from the verb vegetare (see vegetate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. vegetational adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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