paramo
/par-uh-moh, pahr-uh-/US // ˈpær əˌmoʊ, ˈpɑr ə- //UK // (ˈpærəˌməʊ) //
伞状物,伞兵,伞状花序,伞形花序
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural par·a·mos.
- : a high, cold plateau of South America.
Examples
A 'paramo' in the Andes is a district some 1700 or 2000 fathoms high, where vegetation ceases, and the cold is piercing.
The cold wind of the Paramo luckily caught the pursuers on the top of the pass.
The next day we reached the Paramo, on the summit of the Cordilleras, thirteen thousand feet above the level of the sea.
We crossed the Paramo in safety, and continued our journey for several days without any further adventure.
At length the fearful Paramo was passed; and yet this was only half the size of many which exist in the country.
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