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Words related to semiarid

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  • caliche

    a bed of sand or clay in arid regions cemented by calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, and other soluble minerals

  • chernozem

    a black soil, rich in humus and carbonates, in cool or temperate semiarid regions, as the grasslands of Russia

  • coccidioidomycosis

    a disease of the skin or viscera, esp the lungs, caused by infection with the fungus Coccidioides immitis

  • desertification

    Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.

  • duricrust

    a hard crust that forms on or in soil in semiarid climates owing to cementation of soil particles. Compare caliche, hardpan (defs 1, 2).

  • grassland

    an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.
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