Ka·roo (k -r  ) See Karroo. |
| ka·roo also kar·roo (k-r) n. pl. ka·roos also kar·roos An arid plateau of southern Africa. [Afrikaans, from Nama !garo-b, desert.] |
Karoo, Karroo [kəˈruː]
n pl -roos (often not capital)
1. (Placename) any of several high arid plateaus in South Africa, esp the Central Karoo and the Little Karoo. The highveld, north of the Central Karoo, is sometimes called the Northern Karoo
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a period or rock system in Southern Africa equivalent to the period or system extending from the Upper Carboniferous to the Lower Jurassic: divided into Lower and Upper Karoo
adj
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) of, denoting, or formed in the Karoo period
[from Afrikaans karo, probably from Khoikhoi garo desert]
| karoo also karroo (k-r) A semiarid plateau. The most well-known karoos cover nearly 400,000 sq km (156,000 sq mi) of southern Africa. Karoos are terrace shaped and characterized by low scrub vegetation. |
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