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• Barren vegetation — Barren vegetation, often called barren , is a term used to denote an area where plant growth is sparse, stunted, or possesses little diversity. Poor growth may occur due to high winds, salt spray, infertile or toxic soil, or heavy exploitation by …   Wikipedia

• barren — [bar′ən, ber′ən] adj. [ME barain < OFr baraigne, brehaigne, orig. used of land] 1. that cannot produce offspring; sterile [a barren woman] 2. not bearing or pregnant at the regular time: said of animals or plants 3. not producing crops or… …   English World dictionary

• barren of — formal : not having (something) : ↑without a hillside barren of trees • • • Main Entry: ↑barren …   Useful english dictionary

• Barren — Bar ren, n. 1. A tract of barren land. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile. [Amer.] J. Pickering. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• barren — [[t]bæ̱rən[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees. ...the Tibetan landscape of high barren mountains. Ant: fertile 2) ADJ GRADED Barren land consists of soil that is so poor that plants cannot… …   English dictionary

• Barren Fork River — The Barren Fork River rises in western Warren County, Tennessee. It is formed from the confluence of its north and south prongs, which join near the tiny community of Trousdale. Its component streams and their tributaries drain much of the… …   Wikipedia

• barren — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English bareine, from Anglo French barain, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Welsh brynar fallow land Date: 13th century 1. not reproducing: as a. incapable of producing offspring used especially of females… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• barren — barrenly, adv. barrenness, n. /bar euhn/, adj. 1. not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman. 2. unproductive; unfruitful: barren land. 3. without capacity to interest or attract: a barren period in American… …   Universalium

• barren — /ˈbærən / (say baruhn) adjective 1. incapable of producing, or not producing, offspring; sterile. 2. unproductive; unfruitful: *a man from back country who had once worked a barren and hopeless holding that he had tried to milk with half a dozen… …  

• barren — bar•ren [[t]ˈbær ən[/t]] adj. 1) not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile 2) unproductive; unfruitful: barren land[/ex] 3) without capacity to interest or attract: a barren period in architecture[/ex] 4) bereft; lacking (usu.… …   From formal English to slang

• Trees — Recorded in many forms including Trace, Traice, Trase, Trass, Tree, Treece, Trees, and Trosse, this is an English surname. It is topographical and describes a person who dwelt by a particular tree. In general as the countryside in ancient times… …   Surnames reference