adjective. Characterized by relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters (10 to 20 inches) and having scrubby vegetation with short, coarse grasses; not completely arid.

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adjective. Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.

adjective. somewhat arid

"The transition regions between deserts and grasslands are sometimes called semiarid deserts (e.g. the Great Basin of the western United States)."

dry  

andother  bone-dry  energy-rich  frost-free  herbless