Dryland
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dryland is a noun meaning (often attributive) Land that is arid, but not so dry as to be a desert.
Meaning
(often attributive) Land that is arid, but not so dry as to be a desert.
Example Sentences
Semi-arid cropping systems in India, and to a greater extent in Indo-China and east Indonesia, use dryland or upland rice when possible during the wet season.
Word Forms
- drylands
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include drought, dried, dry, desert, deadland, driness.
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