tundra (redirected from Arctic tundra)

tun·dra  (tndr)

n.

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and stunted shrubs.

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[Russian, from Sami tndar, flat-topped hill.]

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tundra [ˈtʌndrə]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)

a.  a vast treeless zone lying between the ice cap and the timber line of North America and Eurasia and having a permanently frozen subsoil

b.  (as modifier) tundra vegetation

[from Russian, from Lapp tundar hill; related to Finnish tunturi treeless hill]

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tundra  (tndr)

A cold, treeless, usually lowland area of far northern regions. The lower strata of soil of tundras are permanently frozen, but in summer the top layer of soil thaws and can support low-growing mosses, lichens, grasses, and small shrubs.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tundra - a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"

Translations

tundra [ˈtʌndrə] N → tundra f

tundra [ˈtʌndrə] n → toundra f

tundra

n → Tundra f

tundra [ˈtʌndrə] n → tundra