vegetation vs dried-up

vegetation is a noun but dried-up is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vegetation	Yes	No	No	No
dried-up	No	Yes	No	No

vegetation (noun)	dried-up (noun)
inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life
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

vegetation (adjective)	dried-up (adjective)
	depleted of water
	(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture