Meaning & use
tundra
A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region where the subsoil remains permanently frozen.
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Caribou migrate across the tundra in search of lichen during the summer.
Very few plants can survive the harsh, windswept tundra of northern Siberia.
A note on using this word
Refers specifically to cold, permafrost-covered land, distinct from a desert or a temperate plain like a steppe.
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