Plain

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:

    the thousand colors
    in her plain brown hair—
    morning sunshine
    Bernard Lionel Einbond (b. 1937)

    I speak to thee plain soldier. If thou canst love me for this, take me.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    I might show facts as plain as day:
    But, since your eyes are blind, you’d say,
    “Where? What?” and turn away.
    Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)