About The Word Savanna
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Savanna
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What's The Definition Of Savanna?
[n] a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
Synonyms | Synonyms for Savanna: savannah Related Terms | Find terms related to Savanna: See Also | grassland Savanna In Webster's Dictionary \Sa*van"na\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp.
sabana, F. savane.]
A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth
usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or
reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also {savannah}.]
Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods.
--Dampier.
{Savanna flower} (Bot.), a West Indian name for several
climbing apocyneous plants of the genus {Echites}.
{Savanna sparrow} (Zo["o]l.), an American sparrow
({Ammodramus sandwichensis} or {Passerculus savanna}) of
which several varieties are found on grassy plains from
Alaska to the Eastern United States.
{Savanna wattle} (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of
the genus {Citharexylum}.
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