Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class III. Words Relating to MatterSection III. Organic Matter
1. Vitality
2. Special Vitality
365. Vegetation.
NOUN:VEGETATION, vegetable life, vegetability [obs.], vegetativeness, vegetism, vegetality [rare]; herbage, flowerage.VERB:VEGETATE, germinate, sprout, grow, shoot up, luxuriate, fungate; grow -rank, – lush, – like a weed; flourish [See Vegetable]; cultivate.
ADJECTIVE:VEGETATIVE, vegetal, vegetable; leguminous [See Vegetable].
LUXURIANT, rank, dense, lush, wild, jungly.