Meaning & use
semiarid
Describing a climate or region that receives slightly more rainfall than a desert but still too little to support most crops without irrigation.
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The semiarid plains support scrubby grasses and drought-resistant shrubs rather than dense forest.
Farmers in the semiarid region rely heavily on irrigation to grow wheat.
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Semiarid climates fall between arid deserts and more humid grasslands on the scale of annual precipitation.
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