A prairie is a large, mostly flat area of grassland, especially in central North America, with very few trees. It often has rich soil and is used for farming and grazing animals.
“Prairie” comes from French *prairie*, meaning “meadow,” from Late Latin *prataria*, from *pratum*, “meadow.” French explorers used it to describe the vast grasslands they saw in North America.
Prairies may look empty at a glance, but they’re incredibly rich ecosystems, with deep-rooted grasses that can hold soil together for meters underground. Those roots helped build some of the most fertile farmland on Earth.
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