cerrado
Noun
Meaning
(biogeography, uncountable) A type of tropical savanna biome occupying much of central Brazil and parts of Paraguay.
(biogeography, countable) A region with this biome.
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Intermediate forms include the dirty field, the "cerrado" field, and the "cerrado" sensu stricto, according to a growing density of trees.
The Amazon biome and the Cerrado are also cause for concern.
The cerrado was used for low-density cattle-raising in the past but is now also used for soybean production.
The plant's thick bark and roots serve as adaptations for the periodic fires which sweep the cerrado landscape.