Converse of subject

• colonize: The sand tends to accumulate in mounds as it becomes colonized by vegetation, and a successional sequence of different plant communities is found.

Converse of object

• overgrow: There is overgrown vegetation on a path I use.

• encroach: These rare plants seem to have increased in number, but are still under threat from encroaching vegetation.

• overhang: The ability to use a PRoW may be affected by surface growth, encroaching or overhanging vegetation.

• rot: Compost is called rotting vegetation, which is on its way to becoming rich, fertile soil.

• swamp: Fen, marsh and swamp Vegetation which is permanently, seasonally or periodically waterlogged.

Adjective modifier

• lush: A trek up a well trodden path through lush thick vegetation brings you to the top of the crater.

• semi-natural: The future appearance and quality of the landscape will reflect how the land and its semi-natural vegetation is utilized and managed.

• dense: The islands interior is covered in dense tropical vegetation, which provides a welcome shady canopy.

• luxuriant: It meanders through dense forest cover and luxuriant bamboo vegetation as you head toward the peaks.

• riparian: These schemes also accommodate the planting of new hedgerows and the buffering of riparian vegetation.

• emergent: The larvae are aquatic, feeding below the surface on the submerged parts of emergent vegetation.

Modifies a noun

• phenology: The knowledge of the seasonal dynamics of vegetation phenology allows to improve current land surface model runs.

• clearance: Vegetation clearance may be required at the same time.

Noun used with modifier

• bankside: Berwick Crescent - 3 The bankside vegetation in this area includes hawthorn, willow and alder.

• fen: The reedbeds and tall fen vegetation support nesting sedge and reed warblers as well as numerous cuckoos.

• heathland: Bracken removal and heathland restoration on Trinity Hill west would result in a mixed age mosaic of heathland vegetation.

• waterside: Enter private land to remove waterside vegetation overhanging the navigation.

• dune: However, care should be taken to ensure that control measures do not lead to further stabilization of the dune vegetation.

• lineside: Larry Goddard writes: ' Much lineside vegetation has been removed from this area of late.