Etymology

revegetate

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Today it means: To grow again (of a plant, leaf etc.). Full definition →

First used 17th–19th c.
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From re- + vegetate.

First known use, by meaning

  • 17th–19th c. To grow again (of a plant, leaf etc.).
  • from 19th c. To produce new vegetation on (a barren ground or area); to colonize (barren ground).
  • from 20th c. To become recolonized by plants.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.