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heath

noun

ˈhēth

Definition of heath

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country not much grows on the heath besides heather

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as in desert

land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end

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The prairies’ clayey soils and other characteristics suppress tree growth, but allow native grasses, wildflowers and other herbaceous plants to thrive.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Radical Change Several decades ago, in the dry prairies of eastern Washington, Pamela Soltis and Douglas Soltis began tracking a polyploidy event.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of prairie

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As always, there are six teams in the league, all playing in spring training facilities in the greater Phoenix area, with every MLB club sending at least six prospects to the desert for Opening Day.

— Keith Law, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
One of the biggest is the Telescope Array project in the high desert of Utah.

— Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of desert

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Akiyama landed back on Earth on December 10, 1990, touching down on the steppe of Kazakhstan with cosmonauts Gennadi Manakov and Gennady Strekalov on board Soyuz TM-10.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Kim, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky returned to Earth in December, touching down in their Soyuz on the steppe of Kazakhstan .

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of steppe

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Junon bears the brunt of Weapons’ attacks in defense of the planet, parts of Gongaga have been flooded, and the grasslands look remarkably different from above.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
The shrine, about a two-hour drive into the grasslands north of the capital, Buenos Aires, offered a glimpse of a centuries-old tradition of folk saints that runs deep in Argentina even as the influence of the Catholic Church wanes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of grassland

Noun

The center of the activities was a grove, within a ring of trees, considered to be one of the oldest oak savannas in the state.

— Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
With a glorious mane of glowing purple gas and dust, the Lion Nebula sparkles on the cosmic savanna in this new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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