The waterless desert covered with a species of karoo shrub (H. Rider Haggard).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
roo — buck·a·roo; clam·a·roo; cock·a·ma·roo; ga·roo; ga·roo·kuh; gil·la·roo; jack·a·roo; kar·roo; ma·roo·di; po·to·roo; roo; roo·de·bok; roo·dle; roo·i·bok; roo·i·bos; roo·i·gras; roo·i·nek; roo·se·velt; roo·se·velt·ian; roo·se·velt·iana;… … English syllables
kar — ab·kar; am·phi·kar·y·on; ar·kar; ar·rhe·no·kar·y·ot·ic; as·kar; bal·kar; cha·kar; chu·kar; da·kar; dja·kar·ta; djok·ja·kar·ta; eus·kar·i·an; jhu·kar; ka·kar; kar·a·kul; kar·a·kurt; kar·a·mu; kar·at; kar·a·tas; kar·i·era; kar·in·gho·ta; kar·i·te;… … English syllables
ka|roo — kar|roo or ka|roo «kuh ROO», noun, plural roos, adjective. –n. barren clayey tableland in southern Africa. –adj. 1. of or growing in the karroo: »The waterless desert covered with a species of karoo shrub (H. Rider Haggard). 2. of or having to do … Useful english dictionary
karroo — kar·roo … English syllables
Karroo — Kar•roo [[t]kəˈru[/t]] n. pl. roos 1) geg a vast plateau in the S Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000–4000 ft. (900–1200 m) above sea level 2) (l.c.) Also, ka•roo′. an arid South African … From formal English to slang
karrooboom — kar·roo·boom … English syllables
karoo — ka·roo also kar·roo (kə ro͞oʹ) n. pl. ka·roos An arid plateau of southern Africa. [Afrikaans, from Nama !garo b, desert.] * * * ▪ region, South Africa also spelled Karroo arid to semiarid geographic region of Eastern Cape, Western Cape … Universalium
karoo — Karroo Kar*roo (k[.a]r*r[=oo] ), n.; pl. {Karroos} (k[.a]r*r[=oo]z ). One of the dry table lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations. [Also {karoo}.] [1913 Webster] {The Great Karroo}, or {The Karroo}, a vast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Karroo — Kar*roo (k[.a]r*r[=oo] ), n.; pl. {Karroos} (k[.a]r*r[=oo]z ). One of the dry table lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations. [Also {karoo}.] [1913 Webster] {The Great Karroo}, or {The Karroo}, a vast plateau … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Karroos — Karroo Kar*roo (k[.a]r*r[=oo] ), n.; pl. {Karroos} (k[.a]r*r[=oo]z ). One of the dry table lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations. [Also {karoo}.] [1913 Webster] {The Great Karroo}, or {The Karroo}, a vast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
