Category:Savanna

Sa*van"na, n. Etym: [of american indian origin; cf. Sp. sabana, f. Savane.]

Defn: a tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually Found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or reeds, -- but Destitute of trees. [spelt also savannah.] Savannahs are clear pieces land without woods. Dampier. Savanna flower (bot.), a west indian name for several climbing Apocyneous plants of the genus echites. -- savanna sparrow (zoöl.), an american sparrow (ammodramus Sandwichensis or passerculus savanna) of which several varieties are Found on grassy plains from alaska to the eastern united states. -- savanna wattle (bot.), a name of two west indian trees of the Genus citharexylum.