Tundra Definition

tŭndrə
noun
A treeless area beyond the timberline in high-latitude regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and shrubs.
American Heritage
Any of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions.
Webster's New World
A similar area found at high elevations.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tundra

Noun

Singular:
tundra
Plural:
tundras

Origin of Tundra

  • From Kildin Sami tÅ«Ì„ndra, the genitive form of тӯндар (tÅ«ndar, “treeless plain").

    From Wiktionary

  • Russian from Sami tūndar flat-topped hill

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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