Definitions for: Savanna

[n] a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions

Webster (1913) Definition: Sa*van"na, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp.
sabana, F. savane.]
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 of land without woods.
--Dampier.

Savanna flower (Bot.), a West Indian name for several
climbing apocyneous plants of the genus Echites.

Savanna sparrow (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Synonyms: savannah

See Also: grassland

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