Definition of GRASSLAND

grassland

Plural: grasslands

Noun

  • land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
  • An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

Origin / Etymology

From grass + land. Compare Dutch grasland (“grassland”), Faroese graslendi (“grassland”), Icelandic graslendi (“grassland”). Compare also Old English græsmolde (“grassland”).

Scrabble Score: 11

grassland: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
grassland: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grassland: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

grassland: valid Words With Friends Word