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paramo definition

pa·ramo (par′ə mō′)

noun pl. paramos -·mos′

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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