Desert — Des ert, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d[ e]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Desert hare — Desert Des ert, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d[ e]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Desert mouse — Desert Des ert, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d[ e]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desert — desert1 desertic /di zerr tik/, adj. desertlike, adj. /dez euhrt/, n. 1. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert. 2. any area … Universalium
Desert climate — Locations of arid climates. BWh … Wikipedia
Desert National Park — Desert National Park,Maru Pradesh Rajasthan, India, is situated in the west Indian state of Rajasthan near the town of Jaisalmer. This is one of the largest national parks, covering an area of 3162 km². The Desert National Park is an… … Wikipedia
Desert Garden Conservatory — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Entrada al Desert Garden Conservatory por Antonio H. Miguel El Desert Garden Conservatory (Conservatorio del Jardín del Desierto) es un complejo de invernaderos en el The Huntington Library, Art Collections and… … Wikipedia Español
Desert — Not to be confused with dessert. This article is about dry terrain. For the act of abandoning or withdrawing support, see desertion. For other uses, see Desert (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Flora of Australia — For the series of monographs, see Flora of Australia (series). Australian plants redirects here. For the magazine, see Australian Plants. Part of a series on Wildlife of … Wikipedia
Flora of Chile — The native Flora of Chile is less extensive and maybe less interesting than those of Argentina and Brazil, but contains many peculiar genera and species. A classification of this flora necessitates its division into at least three general zones:… … Wikipedia