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vegetational

vegetational

6.7
About the plants that grow in a place
  • adjective
  • /ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃənl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vegetacional
  • Vegetation maps play a significant role in real-world applications: they provide important indicators of ecological response to disturbance, act as baselines for studies of vegetational succession, and establish correlative data for additional environmental attributes.

Examples

  • I focused on vegetational geometry, species composition, and useful plants, but I also noticed behaviors and attitudes that could be interpreted as leading to domestication or protodomestication (Kimber 1978, 4).

    Academic text (2004)

  • Most were collected from the Cross Timbers vegetational area, where yellow vine outbreaks are most common.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Tansley, A. G. 1935. The use and abuse of vegetational concepts and terms. Ecology 16: 284-307.

    Academic text (1993)

  • LANDSAT photographs helped the two archaeologists assess the valley's vegetational composition, which would have had critical implications for the viability of cattle breeding.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The lush greens of the park highlighted its rich vegetational diversity during the spring.

  • This region is known for its unique vegetational patterns, which attract many ecologists.

  • The scientists studied the vegetational layers to understand the ecosystem better.

Synonyms

vegetative
vsvegetational
  • Informal
1 4.8

Relating to plants or plant growth like grass and trees

is more general and applies beyond just physical layers or specific regions
vegetal
vsvegetational
1 7.2

Relating to plants or plant life

is more general focusing on relation to plant life rather than typical plant qualities
plantal
vsvegetational
9.9

Having to do with plants and how they grow

focuses on plant cover or being composed of plants rather than individuals
vegetated
vsvegetational
3.5

Covered with plants such as grass or small bushes

speaks broadly about relation to plant cover or being made from plants
floristic
vsvegetational
  • Specialized
8.1

Relating to the kinds of plants in an area and where they grow

is general about plant cover or composition rather than species study or distribution

How Vegetated

overgrown
52 3.4
lush
51 3.7
vegetational
  • Specialized
6.7
sparse
31 5.0
barren
57 4.6

Surface Forms

vegetational positive

Morphology

vegetational = vegetation (transparent) = vegetation + al

The adjective is a regular formation from 'vegetation' with '-al', so its meaning is directly recoverable as 'relating to vegetation'.

Etymology

Vegetational comes from the Latin verb vegetare, which means 'to enliven' or 'grow', and from vegetation meaning 'plant life'. So vegetational describes places or things that are 'made of' or 'relate to' plants.