revegetation

verb (used with object), re·veg·e·tat·ed, re·veg·e·tat·ing.

1. to cause vegetation to grow again on: to revegetate eroded lands.

verb (used without object), re·veg·e·tat·ed, re·veg·e·tat·ing.

2. to grow again, as plants.

verb

1. (intr) (of plants) to grow again and produce new tissue, esp to produce new growth on bare ground