Tundra
noun
1.
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
noun
1.
a vast treeless zone lying between the ice cap and the timberline of North America and Eurasia and having a permanently frozen subsoil
(as modifier): tundra vegetation
tundra
(tŭn’drə)
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.
tundra definition
A land area near the North Pole where the soil is permanently frozen a few feet underground.
Note: There are no trees on the tundra: the vegetation is primarily lichens and mosses.
Note: Tundra is widespread in Lapland and in the far northern portions of Alaska, Canada, and the Soviet Union.
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