noun
- a plain characterized by coarse grasses and scattered tree growth, especially on the margins of the tropics where the rainfall is seasonal, as in eastern Africa.
- grassland region with scattered trees, grading into either open plain or woodland, usually in subtropical or tropical regions.
noun
- open grasslands, usually with scattered bushes or trees, characteristic of much of tropical Africa
- A flat, grass-covered area of tropical or subtropical regions, nearly treeless in some places but generally having a mix of widely spaced trees and bushes. Savannas have distinct wet and dry seasons, with the mix of vegetation dependent primarily on the relative length of the two seasons.
A tropical land mass of grassland and scattered trees.