rotting vegetation

collocation in English

meaningsofrotandvegetation

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rot
noun[U]
uk
/rɒt/us
/rɑːt/
decay:
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vegetation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌvedʒ.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
plants in general, or plants that are found in a ...
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(Definition ofrotandvegetationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are also vast areas ofrottingvegetation.
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It is very obvious that we can produce gas from all kinds of things—even from the waste products ofrottingvegetation.
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Rottingvegetation, such as compost heaps, are preferred locations.
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These worms thrive inrottingvegetation, compost, and manure.
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It burrows in damp soil androttingvegetation, and possibly in ant and termite colonies.
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Females typically bite at dusk or dawn often in dense swarms and usually in the vicinity of water, marshes orrottingvegetation.
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On the larger, foliage-blanketed islands, from which outcrops of rocky mountains extended above the jungles, there was an ever-present, all-pervading scent ofrottingvegetationthat made breathing miserable.
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Green water (free floating algae) means there are too many nutrients in the water, usually fromrottingvegetationor too many fish for the space.
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Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are found growing on other fungi, on soil, orrottingvegetation.
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They are hematophagous and typically live in forested and muddy habitats like swamps, streams, reservoirs, and inrottingvegetation.
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