Definition of Miombo

1. an area of deciduous woodland [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Miombo

miny
minyan
minyanim
minyans
minyulite
mio-
miocene
miodidymus
miofloral
miogeoclinal
miogeocline
miogeoclines
miohippus
miolecithal
miombo (current term)
miombos
mionectic
miopragia
miopus
mioses
miosis
miosphygmia
miostagmin reaction
miotic
miotics
mipmap
mipmapped
mipmapping
mipmaps

Literary usage of Miombo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Policies and Governance Structures in Woodlands of Southern Africa by Godwin S. Kowero, Bruce Morgan Campbell, Ussif Rashid Sumaila (2003)
"There is, however, need to understand the factors likely to lead to success or failure of community participation in management of miombo woodlands. ..."

2. Assessment of the Value of Woodland Landscape Function to Local Communities by Tim Lynam (2003)
"Map Relative Diversity index Important species Conservation value BCRI: Biodiversity conservation ranking importance A: WOODLANDS A1: miombo woodland, ..."

3. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"On the other hand the surrounding "miombo" vegetation-cover provides typical ... Composition of miombo varies but is essentially based upon two kinds of ..."

4. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1882)
"At sundown on the 12th the elephants Sundar Gaj and Nadir Baksh returned laden with miombo, both seemingly well. On the 13th, about 5.30 AM, ..."

5. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"... may have on its 894 square miles (2316 km2) of rolling miombo woodland and open, seasonally flooded flats more large mammal species than anyplace else ..."

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