noun
cluster of plants; plant community
Ecological term for a group of plants growing together in a specific area; also used more generally for a thicket or clump of vegetation.
この湿地には珍しい植物の群落が見られる。
A community of rare plants can be seen in this wetland.
山の斜面にススキの群落が広がっている。
A cluster of Japanese pampas grass spreads across the mountain slope.
noun
many communities; cluster of villages
Historical or geographical term for a group of villages or settlements in close proximity; less common in modern everyday usage.
中世の文献には、この地域に多くの群落があったと記されている。
Medieval documents record that there were many communities in this region.