vegetation vs sprouted

vegetation is a noun but sprouted is not a noun.

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

vegetation (noun)	sprouted (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)	sprouted (adjective)
	(of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground