Associations to the word «Semiarid»

Wiktionary

SEMIARID, adjective. Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.

Dictionary definition

SEMIARID, adjective. Somewhat arid; "a semiarid region with little annual rainfall".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats