grassland
noun
grass·land
ˈgras-ˌland 
1
: farmland occupied chiefly by forage plants and especially grasses
2
a
: land on which the natural dominant plant forms are grasses and forbs
b
: an ecological community in which the characteristic plants are grasses
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stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa
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The Sahel’s delicate grasslands, for instance, are rapidly giving way to desert shrubs.
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Narcisa Pricope, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer.
—Jim Robbin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
According to Virginia Iglesias of the University of Colorado, human development in fire-prone regions, especially in the wildland-urban interface, where neighborhoods mingle with forest and grasslands, has introduced new, highly flammable fuels.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The project examines how California ground squirrels — native to the state’s grasslands — adapt their behavior in response to environmental changes, in this case an increase in the local vole population.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Narcisa Pricope, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer.
—Jim Robbin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
According to Virginia Iglesias of the University of Colorado, human development in fire-prone regions, especially in the wildland-urban interface, where neighborhoods mingle with forest and grasslands, has introduced new, highly flammable fuels.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The project examines how California ground squirrels — native to the state’s grasslands — adapt their behavior in response to environmental changes, in this case an increase in the local vole population.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Grassland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grassland. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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grassland
noun
grass·land
-ˌland
: land covered with herbs (as grasses and clover) rather than shrubs and trees
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