semiarid country; scrubland.

consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody.

a person who loves or collects books, especially as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like.

gradually increasing in speed.

derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.

a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.

a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.

one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.

the science of viniculture.

clad in a toga.