scrub vs vegetation
vegetation vs scrubscrub and vegetation both are nouns.
scrub is an adjective but vegetation is not an adjective.
scrub is a verb but vegetation is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scrub | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| vegetation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
vegetation is a hypernym of
scrub; that is, vegetation is a
word with a broader meaning than scrub:
- scrub: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- vegetation: all the plant life in a particular region or period
| scrub (noun) | vegetation (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life |
| dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes | 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 |
| scrub (adjective) | vegetation (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (of domestic animals) not selectively bred |
| scrub (verb) | vegetation (verb) |
|---|---|
| wash thoroughly | |
| clean with hard rubbing | |
| postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled |
Words related to "scrub"
Words related to "vegetation"
- accumulation
- aggregation
- assemblage
- biology
- biota
- botany
- brier
- brier patch
- brierpatch
- browse
- brush
- brushwood
- bush
- chaparral
- collection
- coppice
- copse
- cut
- development
- dormancy
- dried-up
- excrescence
- flora
- forest
- garden
- ground cover
- groundcover
- growing
- growth
- maturation
- mown
- ontogenesis
- ontogeny
- plant
- plant life
- quiescence
- quiescency
- scrub
- sear
- sere
- shriveled
- shrivelled
- shrubbery
- sleeping
- sprouted
- stand
- thicket
- uncut
- unmown
- vegetate
- withered
- wood
- woods
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