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Prairie

An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains.

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Aerie noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Aery noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Bent noun · 86% connection

an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

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Biodiversity noun · 86% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Biome noun · 86% connection

a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate

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Den noun · 86% connection

the habitation of wild animals

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Ecological niche noun · 86% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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Eyrie noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Eyry noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Food cycle noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Food web noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Forest noun · 86% connection

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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Grassland noun · 86% connection

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

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Greenwood noun · 86% connection

woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home"

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Habitat noun · 86% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Habitation noun · 86% connection

the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

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Hayfield noun · 86% connection

a piece of land covered or mostly covered with grass; a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

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Home ground noun · 86% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Bay noun · 78% connection

A tract covered with bay trees.

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Bermuda grass unknown · 78% connection

A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now w…

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Bowling noun · 78% connection

The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.

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Campagna noun · 78% connection

An open level tract of country; especially "Campagna di Roma." The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome.

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Champaign noun · 78% connection

extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"

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Chersonese noun · 78% connection

A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Ch…

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Coarse superl. · 78% connection

Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; g…

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Darnel noun · 78% connection

Any grass of the genus Lolium, esp. the Lolium temulentum (bearded darnel), the grains of which have been reputed poisonous. Other spe…

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Deep superl. · 78% connection

Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth…

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Deep-sea adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extensive, tract, level, rolling, land.
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Everglade noun · 78% connection

A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of high grass; as, the…

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Extensive adjective · 78% connection

Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake;…

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