C1nounnatureenvironment
US/ˈtʌn.drə/
UK/ˈtʌn.drə/
a cold, flat region where the ground is frozen and only small plants can grow
In context
Caribou cross the frozen tundra in huge herds every spring.
Climate change is causing the Arctic tundra to thaw faster than expected.
Almost no trees can grow on the tundra because the soil stays frozen.
Words that go with tundra
adjective + noun
- Arctic tundraThe Arctic tundra is home to polar bears and foxes.
- frozen tundraWind swept across the frozen tundra all winter.
- barren tundraFew animals survive on the barren tundra.
noun + noun
- tundra vegetationTundra vegetation consists mostly of moss and small shrubs.
- tundra ecosystemThe tundra ecosystem is fragile and recovers very slowly.
- tundra regionSiberia has a vast tundra region in the north.