01 n. A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or reeds, -- but destitu…
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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.“Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods.” — Dampier.
Phrases & compounds
Savanna flower —
a West Indian name for several climbing apocyneous plants of the genus Echites.
Savanna sparrow —
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 —
a name of two West Indian trees of the genus Citharexylum.