Savanna

Savanna
Savanna 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}.] [1913 Webster]

Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods. --Dampier. [1913 Webster]

{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}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Savanna — Savanna, OK U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 730 Housing Units (2000): 354 Land area (2000): 1.400910 sq. miles (3.628340 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009146 sq. miles (0.023688 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.410056 sq. miles (3.652028 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Savanna, IL — U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 3542 Housing Units (2000): 1790 Land area (2000): 2.608884 sq. miles (6.756979 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.093646 sq. miles (0.242541 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.702530 sq. miles (6.999520 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Savanna, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 730 Housing Units (2000): 354 Land area (2000): 1.400910 sq. miles (3.628340 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009146 sq. miles (0.023688 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.410056 sq. miles (3.652028 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Savanna — Savanna, Savannah englischer Name, Bedeutung angelehnt an die gleichnamige Stadt in den USA. Besonders in den USA verbreitet …   Deutsch namen

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  • savanna — or savannah [sə van′ə] n. [Sp sabana, earlier zavana < the Taino name] a treeless plain or a grassland characterized by scattered trees, esp. in tropical or subtropical regions having seasonal rains …   English World dictionary

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