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has gloss | eng: Shrub-steppe is a type of low rainfall natural grassland. Shrub-steppes are distinguishable from deserts, which are too dry to support a noticeable cover of perennial grasses or other shrubs, while the shrub-steppe has sufficient moisture levels to support a cover of perennial grasses and/or shrubs. Rainfall is less than 180 mm or 7" per year. |
lexicalization | eng: Shrub steppe |
lexicalization | eng: Shrub-steppe |
lexicalization | eng: Shrubsteppe |
instance of | (noun) arid land with little or no vegetation desert |
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has gloss | isl: Runnasteppa er gróðurbelti þar sem úrkoma er minni en svo að grös þrífist með góðu móti. Runnasteppan einkennist af strjálum, oft þyrnóttum runnum, þykkblöðungum og kaktusum. Þær eru víða í heiminum og þekja stór svæði, t.d. á jöðrum eyðimarka í Asíu, Afríku og Ástralíu, auk svæða í SV-Bandaríkjunum, Mexíkó og Argentínu. |
lexicalization | isl: Runnasteppa |
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media:img | Cima Dome landscape 1.jpg |
media:img | Sagebrush.jpg |
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