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grassland

grass·land

US/ˈɡræˌslænd/ rare

noun

1.

land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

Origin

From grass + land. Compare Dutch grasland (“grassland”), Faroese graslendi (“grassland”), Icelandic graslendi (“grassland”). Compare also Old English græsmolde (“grassland”).

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