vegetation vs brush

brush vs vegetation

vegetation and brush both are nouns.

vegetation is not a verb while brush is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vegetation	Yes	No	No	No
brush	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, brush is a hyponym of vegetation; that is, brush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vegetation:

vegetation: all the plant life in a particular region or period
brush: a dense growth of bushes

Other hyponyms of vegetation include browse, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket, growth, bush, chaparral, scrub, stand, forest, wood, woods, shrubbery, garden, brier, brier patch, brierpatch, ground cover, groundcover.

vegetation (noun)	brush (noun)
inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life	a minor short-term fight
an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)	the act of brushing your hair
all the plant life in a particular region or period	the act of brushing your teeth
the process of growth in plants	contact with something dangerous or undesirable
	a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
	an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
	conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
	momentary contact
	a dense growth of bushes

vegetation (verb)	brush (verb)
	remove with or as if with a brush
	touch lightly and briefly
	rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
	clean with a brush
	cover by brushing
	sweep across or over

Difference between vegetation and brush

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