Plain
In geography, a plain is land with relatively low relief, that is flat or gently rolling. Prairies and steppes are types of plains, and the archetype for a plain is often thought of as a grassland, but plains in their natural state may also be covered in shrub lands, woodland and forest, or vegetation may be absent in the case of sandy or stony plains in hot deserts. Types of flatlands for which the term is not generally used include those covered entirely and permanently by swamps, marshes, playas, or ice sheets.
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Famous quotes containing the word plain:
“Though pedantry denies,
It’s plain the Bible means
That Solomon grew wise
While talking with his queens....”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
““One ought not to be thrown into confusion
By a plain statement of relationship....””
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“No one in this world, so far as I know ... has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)