savanna grassland

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• grassland — /gras land , grahs /, n. 1. an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates. 2. land with grass growing on it, esp. farmland used for grazing or… …   Universalium

• Grassland Sparrow — Conservation status Least Concern …   Wikipedia

• grassland — [n] meadow campo, field, llano, pampas, pasture, plain, prairie, range, savanna, steppe, sward, swarth, veldt; concept 509 …   New thesaurus

• savanna — / savannah [n] grassland grassy field, llano, meadow, pasturage, pasture, plain, prairie, steppe, veldt; concept 509 …   New thesaurus

• savanna — or savannah [sə van′ə] n. [Sp sabana, earlier zavana < the Taino name] a treeless plain or a grassland characterized by scattered trees, esp. in tropical or subtropical regions having seasonal rains …   English World dictionary

• Grassland — This article is about vegetation and landscape. For other uses, see Grassland (disambiguation). Greensward redirects here. For park plan, see Central Park …   Wikipedia

• Savanna — A savanna or savannah is a tropical or subtropical grassland or woodland ecosystem. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/242157/grass savanna grass savanna] , Britannica Online Encyclopedia] Savannas are characterised by the trees being… …   Wikipedia

• savanna — /seuh van euh/, n. 1. a plain characterized by coarse grasses and scattered tree growth, esp. on the margins of the tropics where the rainfall is seasonal, as in eastern Africa. 2. grassland region with scattered trees, grading into either open… …   Universalium

• Savanna Portage State Park — To access the relevant data, search the database by entering Savanna Portage in the Name field, and MN in the Location field.] nrhp type = caption =Savanna Portage State Park location= Off Co. Hwy. 5 in Savanna Portage State Park nearest city=… …   Wikipedia

• savanna — also savannah noun Etymology: Spanish zavana, from Taino zabana Date: 1555 1. a treeless plain especially in Florida 2. a. a tropical or subtropical grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees and drought …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• savanna — noun a) A tropical grassland with scattered trees b) savanna …   Wiktionary