grassland

Examples:

Great Plains of North America

a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans

Types:

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bent

an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

hayfield, meadow

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

grazing land, lea, ley, pasture, pastureland

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

prairie

a treeless grassy plain

savanna, savannah

a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions

veld, veldt

elevated open grassland in southern Africa

common land, commons

a pasture subject to common use

cow pasture

a pasture for cows

Type of:

biome

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

parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract

an extended area of land