noun · academic
vegetation
/ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/ve·ge·TA·tion
Band 5-6task1task2speaking
plants in general or plant life in a particular area
Examples
“The vegetation on the hills was sparse after the fire.”
“Coastal vegetation helps protect the shoreline from erosion.”
“Different elevations support different types of vegetation.”
Band 8 sentence
“Restoring native vegetation is a key step in rehabilitating degraded landscapes.”
Collocations
- coastal vegetation
- dense vegetation
- native vegetation
Word family
vegetate verbvegetative adjective
Common mistakes
There are many vegetations on the hill.→There is a lot of vegetation on the hill.
This area has a vegetation very rich.→This area has very rich vegetation.
Say it for a higher band
5plants→6plant life→7+vegetation
Synonyms
plant life
flora
Easily confused
flora
“The flora of the island includes several endemic species.”
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