grassland

noun

grass·land | \ ˈgras-ˌland

Definition of grassland

1 : farmland occupied chiefly by forage plants and especially grasses

2a : land on which the natural dominant plant forms are grasses and forbs

b : an ecological community in which the characteristic plants are grasses

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stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa

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Ninety-nine percent of California native grasslands are already gone forever. — Nina Agrawal, latimes.com, "L.A. County inches toward a final decision on Tejon Ranch development," 7 June 2018 One of Africa’s greatest wetlands, Bangweulu offers a welcome alternative to the typical grassland safari. — Nina Sovich, WSJ, "Secret Safaris: Little-Known National Parks in Africa," 22 Feb. 2019 For one thing, people are building increasingly closer to grasslands and forests that regularly burn. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Deadly wildfires are still threatening Northern and Southern California," 12 Nov. 2018 Soon these will give way to starker vistas of tenuous grassland and hogback mesa. — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, "In the Heart of Navajo Lands," 19 Oct. 2018 The vehicle is slated to touch down in the grasslands of Kazakhstan at 8:40AM ET on Sunday. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Watch three astronauts return to Earth from the International Space station this weekend," 2 June 2018 Over 80,000 years ago, the vast, sandy region was a lush grassland. — National Geographic, "85,000-Year-Old Footprints Show Stepping Stone in Human Migration," 14 May 2018 Scattered across the grasslands were mysterious fairy circles, round patches of bare ground, that science has yet to explain. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "Going Off-Grid in Namibia," 21 Dec. 2018 Set in idyllic and magnificent Marin County, California, this 75-foot-long lap pool, designed by landscape architect Bernard Trainor is stunning against the native grassland. — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, "9 One-Of-A-Kind Backyards," 15 Apr. 2014

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