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单词 grassland
释义

grassland

noun

grass·​land ˈgras-ˌland How to pronounce grassland (audio)
1
: farmland occupied chiefly by forage plants and especially grasses
2
a
: land on which the natural dominant plant forms are grasses and forbs
b
: an ecological community in which the characteristic plants are grasses

Synonyms

  • campo
  • champaign
  • down(s)
  • heath
  • lea
  • ley
  • llano
  • moor
  • pampa
  • plain
  • prairie
  • savanna
  • savannah
  • steppe
  • tundra
  • veld
  • veldt
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Example Sentences

stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa
Recent Examples on the Web The test sites offered different fuel types, such as chaparral (where the ground is covered with shrubs or small trees), grassland and boreal forest, as well as multiple kinds of topography, from flat to hilly. Lou Dzierzak, Scientific American, 25 July 2022 The other is rolling grassland and those classic old California views. Sunset Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022 The North Slope used to be a grassland populated by mammoths. John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 On site are a 400-year-old Lebanese Cedar tree, a rose garden with a Dolphin fountain, a wild meadow orchard and nearly 19 acres of grassland. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 The rest of the grassland, ideally, is left to revert to traditional meadow, where multiple species of native grasses mix with wildflowers and weeds. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Heartland sprawls across nearly 70 square miles of native grassland. Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022 That turmoil seems a long way off Friday at Jaap Zegwaard's dairy farm, which occupies 80 hectares (200 acres) of grassland close to the port city of Rotterdam, whose chimneys and cranes form a backdrop to his fields. Mike Corder, ajc, 10 July 2022 Today, the site is mostly barren grassland, save for crumbling concrete foundations, dirt roads and trees planted by the internees. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Kids Definition

grassland

noun

grass·​land ˈgras-ˌland How to pronounce grassland (audio)
: land covered with herbs (as grass and clover) rather than shrubs and trees

grassland

noun

as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • prairie
  • steppe
  • plain
  • savanna
  • meadow
  • veld
  • pampa
  • tundra
  • heath
  • moor
  • savannah
  • veldt
  • campo
  • lea
  • champaign
  • field
  • lowland
  • llano
  • floodplain
  • upland
  • bottomland
  • ley
  • plateau
  • down(s)
  • flat
  • tableland
  • table
  • bottom
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