karoo

variants or karroo

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Noun
  • This high puna ecosystem, characterized by its harsh climate and sparse vegetation, is the natural territory of Peru’s national animal, the vicuña—a shy, elusive camelid renowned for having the world’s most luxurious wool.
    David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
  • Deep wells or puna are cleaned of dirt and debris so the sea water that enters them through underground channels is clean and conducive to salt making.
    Deepa Bharath, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The final section may prove anticlimactic for some, given the fleeting images captured of elephants believed to have inhabited the highlands for 5,000 years.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Agroforestry’s potential Arabica coffee, the most common variety sold globally, naturally evolved as an understory shrub, performing best in cooler tropical uplands with good drainage and often partial shade.
    Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Dune and swale systems are globally rare; this topographic variation — upland in the dunes, lowland in the swales — combines with the region’s unique confluence of biomes — particularly oak savanna, prairie and wetlands — to pack a lot of biodiversity into the preserve’s 42 acres.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The fair also will feature two stages of music, an entertainment dome, mouthwatering festival food and plenty of cold beer.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The inlay is protected within a metal bezel, per the campaign, beneath a protective glass dome cabochon.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Karoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karoo. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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