"Remnant beach dunes covered with oaks and brush, locally called cheniers, are scattered across the most costal areas of the wet prairie. Cheniers are dryer than the surrounding prairie, and allow trees and cacti to grow. The lack of surrounding vegetation, and their elevation above the prairie, exposes them to more winds, resulting in windswept growth of the woody vegetation."
"Remnant beach dunes covered with oaks and brush, locally called cheniers, are scattered across the most costal areas of the wet prairie. Cheniers are dryer than the surrounding prairie, and allow trees and cacti to grow. The lack of surrounding vegetation, and their elevation above the prairie, exposes them to more winds, resulting in windswept growth of the woody vegetation."
Lagniappe is word about trade (it means "bonus, or a little something extra") that has been successively passed from Quechua (nyapa means something along the lines of "more, added") to New World Spanish, to Louisiana Creole French, to Acadian French, to Louisianian English.
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chicagodelendaest commented on the word chenier
"Remnant beach dunes covered with oaks and brush, locally called cheniers, are scattered across the most costal areas of the wet prairie. Cheniers are dryer than the surrounding prairie, and allow trees and cacti to grow. The lack of surrounding vegetation, and their elevation above the prairie, exposes them to more winds, resulting in windswept growth of the woody vegetation."
http://la.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/ecology.htm
I'm told that these only occur in a few spots around the world -- particular spots in South America, Australia, etc. Anyone know anything about this?
May 27, 2007
chicagodelendaest commented on the list home-words
"Remnant beach dunes covered with oaks and brush, locally called cheniers, are scattered across the most costal areas of the wet prairie. Cheniers are dryer than the surrounding prairie, and allow trees and cacti to grow. The lack of surrounding vegetation, and their elevation above the prairie, exposes them to more winds, resulting in windswept growth of the woody vegetation."
http://la.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/ecology.htm
May 24, 2007
chicagodelendaest commented on the word axungious
Axungia being a kind of fat, "that which oils a wheel's axle". Axungious would be axle-greasy then. Or softly fatty.
"Axungia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 23 May. 2007.
May 23, 2007
chicagodelendaest commented on the list chicagodelendaest-s-words
Lagniappe is word about trade (it means "bonus, or a little something extra") that has been successively passed from Quechua (nyapa means something along the lines of "more, added") to New World Spanish, to Louisiana Creole French, to Acadian French, to Louisianian English.
May 23, 2007