savanna

sa·van·na

noun \sə-ˈva-nə\

Definition of SAVANNA

1

: a treeless plain especially in Florida

2

a : a tropical or subtropical grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth b : a temperate grassland with scattered trees (as oaks)

Variants of SAVANNA

sa·van·na also sa·van·nah \sə-ˈva-nə\

Origin of SAVANNA

Spanish zavana, from Taino zabana

First Known Use: 1555

Related to SAVANNA

Synonyms: campo, champaign, down(s), grassland, heath, lea (or ley), llano, moor, pampa, prairie, plain (also savannah), steppe, tundra, veld (or veldt)

Related Words: field, meadow; floodplain; bottom, bottomland, flat, lowland; plateau, table, tableland, upland

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Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

Rhymes with SAVANNA

banana, bandanna, cabana, Diana, Fermanagh, goanna, Guiana, Guyana, hosanna, Montana, Savannah, sultana