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grassland
/ ˈɡrɑːsˌlænd /
noun
- land, such as a prairie, on which grass predominates
- land reserved for natural grass pasture
grassland
/ grăs′lănd′ /
- An area that is dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation. Moderately dry climatic conditions and seasonal disturbances, such as floods or fires, are generally conducive to the growth of grasses and prohibitive of that of trees and shrubs. Grasslands are found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions and typically occupy regions between forests and deserts.
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Example Sentences
As F-16s roared from one end of the horizon to the other, they dipped to bomb a grassland strip.
Outside, oak and hickory and pecan trees dotted the rolling grassland.
And in the land of livestock and grassland and corral and endless highway, that is more or less everything.
They raise cattle on the grassland, and sow the other half in wheat and forage for the herd.
And presently we galloped across a mile or two of level grassland and pulled up on the very brink of Sage Creek canyon.
The tents of his own militia battalion and of two others were spread over the grassland around him.
Neela, the zebra, and his family of fifteen grazed quietly near the center of a level stretch of grassland.
With sure instinct, Bong turned tail and fled with his young charges away across the grassland.
The limited ecological data available suggest that the species inhabits the open mesquite grassland of the Mexican Plateau.
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