Difference between revisions of "Arctic zone"
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| − | '''arctic zone''' ( | + | '''arctic zone''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], [[Category:Biogeography term]][[:Category:Biogeography term|biogeography term]], [[Category:No plural]][[:Category:No plural|no plural]]) – (1) ''geographical:'' the region of the earth's surface lying north of the northern polar circle; (2) ''floristic:'' the northernmost zone; vegetation without trees, dominated by small shrubs, cushion forming plants, mosses and lichens (tundra). ''Kind of:'' [[Category:Floristic zone]][[:Category:Floristic zone|floristic zone]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
arctic zone (noun,biogeography term,no plural) – (1) geographical: the region of the earth's surface lying north of the northern polar circle; (2) floristic: the northernmost zone; vegetation without trees, dominated by small shrubs, cushion forming plants, mosses and lichens (tundra). Kind of:floristic zone.
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