| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| tundra |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tun·dra |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t n dr |
| NOUN: | A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and stunted shrubs. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Russian, from Sami t ndar, flat-topped hill.
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