savanna, savannah
(noun) a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
savanna (countable and uncountable, plural savannas)
A tropical grassland with scattered trees
Savanna
A female given name from place names, of modern usage, variant of Savannah.
Source: Wiktionary
Sa*van"na, n. Etym: [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp. sabana, F. savane.]
Definition: A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also savannah.] Savannahs are clear pieces land without woods. Dampier. Savanna flower (Bot.), a West Indian name for several climbing apocyneous plants of the genus Echites.
– Savanna sparrow (Zoöl.), an American sparrow (Ammodramus sandwichensis or Passerculus savanna) of which several varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the Eastern United States.
– Savanna wattle (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of the genus Citharexylum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
