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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. 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.