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SAVANNAS
Noun
savannas
plural of savanna
Source: Wiktionary
SAVANNA
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
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