barren |
(usu. pl.) flat or slightly sloping area of infertile soil and scrubby vegetation. [1/5 definitions] |
bog |
an area of soft, wet earth and decayed vegetation; marsh. [1/2 definitions] |
bolo |
a large machetelike knife used in the Philippines to cut through jungle vegetation. |
brush2 |
the land covered by thickly growing vegetation. [1/2 definitions] |
bushwhack |
to advance through a forest by cutting away low vegetation. [1/2 definitions] |
fertile |
producing or able to produce abundant growth of farm crops or other vegetation. [1/4 definitions] |
firebreak |
a piece of land that has been cleared of vegetation and other combustible objects in order to contain a fire. [1/2 definitions] |
Halong Bay |
a body of water in the Gulf of Tonkin along the coast of northern Vietnam that is densely clustered with vegetation-covered, monolithic islands, many of which have caves. |
herbage |
green, soft-stemmed vegetation, esp. as used for grazing. [1/2 definitions] |
jungle |
land covered with very dense natural vegetation, esp. a tropical rain forest. [1/4 definitions] |
niggerhead |
(outdated; offensive) a mounded clump of vegetation formed by roots and sedges, usually found in swamps and in the tundra; sedge hummock; tussock. |
oasis |
an area of vegetation in the midst of a desert, fed by a spring or well. [1/2 definitions] |
pasturage |
grass or other vegetation on which grazing animals feed. [1/3 definitions] |
pasture |
grass or other vegetation on which grazing animals feed; pasturage. [1/5 definitions] |
red spider |
any of various small red spiderlike mites that feed on vegetation. |
slash-and-burn |
of or indicating a method of clearing land in which trees and vegetation are cut down and then burned. |
sterile |
lacking or nearly devoid of vegetation; barren. [1/4 definitions] |
verdant |
covered with vegetation. [1/2 definitions] |
verdure |
an abundance of green, flourishing vegetation. [1/2 definitions] |
wasteland |
land that is barren or unsuitable for vegetation. [1/2 definitions] |
wrack2 |
seaweed, kelp, or other marine vegetation that has been washed ashore. [1/2 definitions] |