vegetation
Example Sentences
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Despite the hot and windy weather in Southern California, vegetation is still holding enough moisture from the last rain that there is little risk of a major wildfire, said David Gomberg, a weather service meteorologist.
From Los Angeles Times
Their goal was to reconstruct what kinds of vegetation existed there in the past.
From Science Daily
"We researched the vegetation. We looked for what kinds of trees grow along the Mediterranean coast, what kinds of rock," so viewers will be convinced by the visual effects, he said.
From Barron's
Gardner previously said that more than 100 firefighters used hoses to put a “wet line” around the Balcom fire perimeter, while bulldozers cut away vegetation in its path and aircraft caked the ground with retardant.
From Los Angeles Times
A single elephant can eat up to 600 pounds of vegetation and drink more than 50 gallons of water in a day.
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