paramo

(parə mō′)

noun pl. paramos

any high, barren plain in the South American tropics, esp. in the Andes

Origin: AmSp < Sp páramo < Celt *paramus, a plain

See paramo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pa·ra·mos
A treeless alpine plateau of the Andes and tropical South America.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish páramo

Origin: , from Spanish, wasteland

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