vegetation

noun

1.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
bloomlife wortlife botany flora
Derived from:
vegetate
2.
the process of growth in plants
Derived from:
vegetate
3.
an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)
Derived from:
vegetate
4.
inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life
Derived from:
vegetate