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savanna

[suh-van-uh] / səˈvæn ə /
NOUN
flat grassland
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
plain savannah


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The researchers identified references to 44 wild plant species in ancient texts, nearly two thirds of which are typical of savanna ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

The research used forest inventory data from 2,700 plots across the country, ranging from cool moist forests to dry savanna.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

A recent study suggested that if deforestation and climate change continue unabated, between 10% and 47% of the Amazon could transition from lush rainforest to arid savanna over the next 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

In Brazil, huge swaths of the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna have been lost to pastures and fields that produce beef and soybeans.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2024

Crisscrossing the savanna are networks of earthen fish weirs: interconnected low berms that change direction, zigzag-style, every thirty to a hundred feet.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann