# vegetation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #10,147

## Definitions
1. Plants, taken collectively.
2. An abnormal verrucous or fibrinous growth
3. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French végétation, from Medieval Latin vegetātiōnem.

## Easily confused with
- **vegetative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vegetation-vs-vegetative)
- **veneration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vegetation-vs-veneration)
- **vegetarian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vegetarian-vs-vegetation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`evgetation`, `veegtation`, `vegeattion`, `vegetaiton`, `vegetasion`, `vegetatino`, `vegetationn`, `vegetatoin`, `vegetattion`, `vegettaion`, `vegettation`, `veggetation`, `vegteation`, `vgeetation`, `vvegetation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vegetation