The Okefenokee,which is already nearly choked with plants, would probably fill in,dry up, and become just another cypress and pine forest were it not for range fires that come along every once in awhile and burn out decayed vegetation.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

Anyone who is acquainted with these works will immediately recognize in the poem certain references to vegetation ceremonies.

熟悉这些作品的人,会马上在诗里认出,某些提及植物仪式的部分。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

But the sight of workers wearing white protective suits and gloves hauling in tons of oil-contaminated waste - including bags of sandy tar balls, vegetation,used oil booms, rags and other clean-up supplies - has caused alarm among some Gulf coast communities.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05