grassland
noun
grass·land
ˈgras-ˌland 
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
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Examples of grassland in a Sentence
stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa
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Tucked into a hillside in the Santa Ynez Valley, surrounded by rolling grasslands and wineries, Neverland Ranch has been for years one of the Central Coast’s most notorious properties.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Masai giraffes are native to the grassland plains and savannahs of Africa and can grow up to 19 feet tall, according to a description on the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium website.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
If such composite creatures can evolve homeostasis—a point about which there is absolutely no disagreement—then perhaps an analogous phenomenon, which science does not yet fully understand, occurs at the scale of forests, grasslands, coral reefs, and other ecosystems.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
The land includes a variety of habitats including a wet grassland, constructed ponds and a fallow agricultural field.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Masai giraffes are native to the grassland plains and savannahs of Africa and can grow up to 19 feet tall, according to a description on the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium website.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
If such composite creatures can evolve homeostasis—a point about which there is absolutely no disagreement—then perhaps an analogous phenomenon, which science does not yet fully understand, occurs at the scale of forests, grasslands, coral reefs, and other ecosystems.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
The land includes a variety of habitats including a wet grassland, constructed ponds and a fallow agricultural field.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
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“Grassland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grassland. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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grassland
noun
grass·land
-ˌland
: land covered with herbs (as grasses and clover) rather than shrubs and trees
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