The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations by Grambs David

The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations by Grambs David

Author:Grambs, David [Grambs, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Norton
Published: 1995-08-16T21:00:00+00:00


JAMES FENIMORE COOPER, The Pioneers

steppe with scattered trees and shrubs (especially in Africa)

veld, veldt

extensive grazing grassland with scattered trees and shrubs

savanna, savannah, campo

extensive treeless plain in the southeastern U.S.

savana, savannah

extensive plain with few trees in the southwestern U.S.

llano

extensive northern (subarctic) evergreen forest that is moist

taiga, boreal forest

extensive northern (arctic and subarctic) treeless plain with mucky soil

tundra

tundra treeless because of elevation (rather than latitude)

alpine tundra

alpine forest having stunted trees

krummholz, elfinwood



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