Vegetation1. (n.) The plant life of a region or locale.
2. (n.) The sum of vegetable life; vegetables or plants in general; as, luxuriant vegetation.
3. (n.) An exuberant morbid outgrowth upon any part, especially upon the valves of the heart.
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