| Main Entry: | steppe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large plain |
Synonyms: |
grassland, plain, prairie, savanna |
| Main Entry: | grassland |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meadow |
Synonyms: |
campo, field, llano, pampas, pasture, plain, prairie, range, savanna, steppe, sward, swarth, veldt |
| Main Entry: | meadow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grassy field |
Synonyms: |
bottoms, carpet, grassland, heath, lea, mead, pasturage, pasture, plain, prairie, rug, steppe, veldt |
| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | level land |
Synonyms: |
champaign, expanse, field, flat, flatland, grassland, heath, level, meadow, moor, moorland, open country, plateau, prairie, steppe, tundra |
| Notes: | plane is essentially the same word as plain, both ultimately coming from Latin planus 'flat' or 'clear' |
| Main Entry: | prairie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grassland |
Synonyms: |
grassy field, meadow, pasturage, pasture, plain, savanna, steppe, veldt |
| Main Entry: | savanna/savannah |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grassland |
Synonyms: |
grassy field, llano, meadow, pasturage, pasture, plain, prairie, steppe, veldt |
| Main Entry: | tundra |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plain |
Synonyms: |
expanse, field, flat, flatland, open country, plateau, prairie, steppe, wasteland |
| Concept: | Plain. |
| Category: | 2. Fluid matter; specific fluids |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
plain, tableland, face of the country; open country, champaign country; basin, downs, waste, weary waste, desert, wild, steppe, pampas, savanna, prairie, heath, common, wold, veldt; moor, moorland; busch; plateau (level); campagna; alkali flat, llano; mesa, mesilla [U.S.], playa; shaking prairie, trembling prairie; vega., meadow, mead, haugh, pasurage, park, field, lawn, green, plat, plot, grassplat, greensward, sward, turf, sod, heather; lea, ley, lay; grounds; maidan, agostadero.
-adjectives
champaign, alluvial; campestral, campestrial, campestrian, campestrine.
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