sandplain en · NOUN
Etymology
From sand + plain.
Meanings
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An area whose surface consists of sand deposited from elsewhere by the wind or sea.
I'll think of how the kids come alive walking around sandplains / reading tracks, looking for goannas, digging up witchetty grubs / collecting berries, branches of bush medicines.
2022, Meg Mooney, Northern Territory Literary Awards, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sandplains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sandplain poison · sandplain zamia · sandplain lupine · sandplain white spider orchid · sandhill heterocampa moth · sandplain wattle · sandplain gecko · sandplain red gum · sandplain flax · sandplain cypress · black sandplain buzzer · sandplain mallee · sandplain woody pear · sandplain false foxglove · sandhill prominent