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forest vs vegetation

vegetation vs forest

forest and vegetation both are nouns.

forest is a verb but vegetation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
forest Yes No Yes No
vegetation Yes No No No
As nouns, vegetation is a hypernym of forest; that is, vegetation is a word with a broader meaning than forest:
  • forest: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
  • vegetation: all the plant life in a particular region or period
Other hypernyms of forest include botany, flora.
forest (noun) vegetation (noun)
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life
land that is covered with trees and shrubs an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)
all the plant life in a particular region or period
the process of growth in plants
forest (verb) vegetation (verb)
establish a forest on previously unforested land
Difference between forest and vegetation

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