Sandveld
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sandveld is a noun meaning (geography, chiefly Africa) An area of land characterized by dry, sandy soil.
Meaning
(geography, chiefly Africa) An area of land characterized by dry, sandy soil.
Example Sentences
The temperate affinities of this subtropical sub-humid sandveld are with the relatively cool section of a gradient within temperate bushveld, characterized by, e.g. Protea and Faurea species.
In the sandvelds with a rainfall above 25 inches, where it has proved difficult to maintain good annual crop yields under any economical rotation of annual crops, the retirement of ploughed land to leys is highly desirable.
Word Forms
- sandvelds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sandveldt, sourveld, bushveld, vlakte, sands, sabkha.
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