植生(しょくせい)

しょくせい
noun
vegetation; plant life
plant-general
1. vegetation; the plant cover of an area
The collective plant cover of a particular area or region, considered as a whole. A term used in ecology, geography, and environmental science.
この地域(ちいき)の植生(しょくせい)は豊(ゆた)かだ。
The vegetation of this area is rich.
火事(かじ)の後(あと)、植生(しょくせい)が少(すこ)しずつ回復(かいふく)した。
After the fire, the vegetation gradually recovered.
標高(ひょうこう)によって、山(やま)の植生(しょくせい)は大(おお)きく変化(へんか)する。
The mountain's vegetation changes greatly with altitude.

A technical term referring to plant cover as a collective phenomenon, not to individual plants.

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Similar words

  • 植物(しょくぶつ): plant(s) — refers to plants as objects or organisms, not to the overall plant cover of a region

Related Words

Compare: 植物(しょくぶつ) (plant)
Compare: 草木(そうもく) (plants)
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