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inselberg Definition

in·sel·berg (in′səl bʉrg′, -zəl-)

noun pl. -·bergs′ or -·ber′ge--bʉr′gə

an isolated rocky hill or mountain rising above a peneplain in a hot, dry region

inselberg Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • flora: The inselberg flora of Atlantic Central Africa I. Determinants of species assemblages.
  • vegetation: I describe the inselberg vegetation in Atlantic Central Africa using the phytosociological methodology.