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title: vegetation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vegetation» in the school dictionary: Vegetation means all the plants that grow in a place, such as trees, bushes, grass and flowers, taken together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vegetation

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**Who acts:** Vegetation, plants, It, pupils, rainforest, little vegetation · **What happens:** mean, grow, take, meet, be, eat · **To what, where:** plants, place, growth, part, plant meaning, desert · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«vegetation» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [vegetation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vegetation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vegetation means all the plants that grow in a place, such as trees, bushes, grass and flowers, taken together.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:m1:1
# text = Vegetation means all the plants that grow in a place, such as trees, bushes, grass and flowers, taken together.
1	Vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	bushes	bush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
23	together	together	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Vegetation | all plants and bushes and grass and flowers |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Topic |
| 2 | **grow** | present | all plants and bushes and grass and flowers |  |  | a place and trees |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 3 | **take** | participle |  | all plants and bushes and grass and flowers *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: medicine, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It can also mean a growth on a part of the body, but pupils will meet only the plant meaning.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:m2:1
# text = It can also mean a growth on a part of the body, but pupils will meet only the plant meaning.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
18	only	only	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | It | a growth |  | a part of the body |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent growth=Topic |
| 2 | **meet** | future | pupils | the plant meaning |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Co-Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rainforest is full of thick green vegetation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:x1:1
# text = The rainforest is full of thick green vegetation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the rainforest |  |  |  |  | of thick green vegetation; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is very little vegetation in the desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:x2:1
# text = There is very little vegetation in the desert.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | little vegetation |  |  | the desert; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goats ate all the vegetation on the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:x3:1
# text = Goats ate all the vegetation on the hill.
1	Goats	goat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Goats | all vegetation |  | the hill |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vegetation=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The explorers cut their way through dense vegetation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:x4:1
# text = The explorers cut their way through dense vegetation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	dense	dense	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | the explorers | explorers's way |  | dense vegetation |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset way=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vegetation along the river bank stops the soil washing away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:x5:1
# text = Vegetation along the river bank stops the soil washing away.
1	Vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	along	along	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | Vegetation along the river bank | the soil |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality soil=Eventuality |
| 2 | **wash away** | gerund | the soil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the bushfire the vegetation slowly grew back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:x6:1
# text = After the bushfire the vegetation slowly grew back.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bushfire	bushfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow back** | past | the vegetation |  |  |  | after the bushfire | slowly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The map showed the different types of vegetation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:x7:1
# text = The map showed the different types of vegetation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	types	type	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the map | the different types of vegetation |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent type=Recipient |
| 2 | **type** |  |  | vegetation |  |  |  |  | nom type «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cold winds mean the tundra has only low vegetation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:x8:1
# text = Cold winds mean the tundra has only low vegetation.
1	Cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tundra	tundra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Cold winds |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | the tundra | low vegetation |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vegetation=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
While passing that desert he had to journey for a couple of days through a sandy plain, with no signs of life or vegetation.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegetation:x9:1
# text = While passing that desert he had to journey for a couple of days through a sandy plain, with no signs of life or vegetation.
1	While	while	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
3	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	sandy	sandy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	plain	plain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	21	det	_	_
21	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | gerund | he *not said here* | that desert |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme desert=Trajectory |
| 2 | **have** | past | he | journey |  | a sandy plain and no signs of life or vegetation |  | for a couple of days | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Patient |
| 3 | **sign** |  |  | life or vegetation |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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