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A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous layer consisting primarily of grasses.
SAVANNAH definition: 1. a large, flat area of land covered with grass, usually with few trees, that is found in hot…. Learn more.
1. : a treeless plain especially in Florida. 2. a. : a tropical or subtropical grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth. b. : a temperate grassland with scattered trees (such as oaks)
Savannah noun (CAT) [ C ] a type of large cat with long legs and spots on its fur, developed by crossing a serval (= a type of wild cat) with a domestic cat (= one that people keep in their home) : He sold three young male Savannahs to a cat breeder, and shipped them by air in January.
A flat, grass-covered area of tropical or subtropical regions, nearly treeless in some places but generally having a mix of widely spaced trees and bushes. Savannas have distinct wet and dry seasons, with the mix of vegetation dependent primarily on the relative length of the two seasons.
A savanna is a grassy, usually tropical area of land. You're more likely to find a savanna in Tanzania than in Savannah, Georgia. You can spell this word savanna or savannah — either way, you're talking about a particular kind of ecosystem that's mostly covered with grass and sparsely placed trees. While most savannas are in tropical or ...
a river in the southeastern US, formed by the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers in NW South Carolina: flows southeast to the Atlantic. Length: 505 km (314 miles)
An open plain of long grass, frequently with scattered drought-resistant trees, which is characteristic of certain tropical and subtropical regions with distinct wet and dry seasons (in early use esp. with reference to tropical America). Also: the grassland or vegetation of such a plain. Also figurative. 1555.
Definition of savannah noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
savanna noun. also savannah /sə ˈvænə/. plural savannas also savannahs. Britannica Dictionary definition of SAVANNA. [count] : a large flat area of land with grass and very few trees especially in Africa and South America.
