Arid

  • 31arid — [17] English acquired arid from Latin aridus, either directly or via French aride. The Latin adjective is part of a web of related words denoting ‘dryness’ or ‘burning’: it came from the verb ārēre ‘be dry’, which may be the source of area; it… …

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  • 32arid — adj. 1 a (of ground, climate, etc.) dry, parched. b too dry to support vegetation; barren. 2 uninteresting (arid verse). Derivatives: aridity n. aridly adv. aridness n. Etymology: F aride or L aridus f. arere be dry …

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  • 33Arid Lands Information Network — EAstern Africa (ALIN EA) is a Kenya based organisation that seeks to exchange ideas and experiences among grassroots change agents . It sees its goal as enabling such grassroot change agents to learn from one another, through capacity building… …

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  • 34Arid (Band) — Arid Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Rock Website http://arid.be/ Aktuelle …

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  • 35arid zone — noun (ecology) A zone of latitude 15º 30ºN and S in which the rainfall is so low that only desert and semi desert vegetation occur • • • Main Entry: ↑arid …

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  • 36Arid-zone agriculture — As an area of research and development, arid zone agriculture, or desert agriculture, includes studies of how to increase the agricultural productivity of lands dominated by lack of freshwater, an abundance of heat and sunlight, and usually one… …

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  • 37Arid (band) — Infobox Musical artist Name = Arid Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Belgium Genre = Rock Years active = 1995? ndash;present Label = Double T Associated acts = URL = [http://www.arid.be/ www.arid.be]… …

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  • 38Arid Lands Ecology Reserve — The Arid Land Ecology Reserve is the largest tract of shrub steppe ecosystem remaining in the U.S. state of Washington. It is managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (which is operated for the U.S.… …

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  • 39Arid Thicket Rat — Taxobox name = Arid Thicket Rat status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Muridae genus = Grammomys species = G. aridulus binomial = Grammomys aridulus binomial… …

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  • 40arid light forest — aridinis retmiškis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Aridinio klimato zonos retas sumedėjusių augalų miškas. atitikmenys: angl. arid light forest; arid open woodland vok. arider Lichtwald, m rus. редколесье аридное; редколесье …

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