A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland - grassland (i. e. Grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The word savanna comes from the 16th-century word zavanna, which means Ò€œtreeless plain. Ò€ however, the term is used to describe a more varied habitat, made up of large expanses of grasses, often one Ò€¦

These ecosystems exist in diverse forms on Ò€¦ A savanna is a large expanse of land characterized by plains and vegetation featuring herbaceous plants, shrubs, and scattered trees. It is a transition zone between the tropical rainforest and the Ò€¦ A savanna or savannah is a tropical or subtropical woodland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close, above a continuous tall grass Ò€¦