vegetazione

vegetation

noun veh-jeh-tah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin vegetatio, from vegetare (to enliven).

Usage Note

Vegetazione is used both in everyday speech (la vegetazione del bosco, the forest vegetation) and in ecology and geography. It is typically used in the singular as a collective noun; vegetazioni is rare. Do not confuse with verdura (vegetables, edible plants).

Examples

"La vegetazione mediterranea è ricca di ulivi e macchia."

Natural Translation

Mediterranean vegetation is rich in olive trees and scrubland.

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