Desert Meaning In History. Meaning and definitions of Gobi Desert translation of Gobi Desert in Malayalam language with similar and opposite words. Without inhabitants from Late Latin dēsertum neuter noun use of past participle of Latin dēserere to abandon forsake equivalent to dē-prefix meaning from away from out of serere to join together in a line.
1600 transitive to leave abandon. In deserts trees are usually absent and shrubs or herbaceous plants provide only very incomplete ground cover. The symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy referred to as the Man that occurs on the penultimate night of Burning Man which is the Saturday evening before Labor Day.
Another source defines it as any region that can have a moisture deficit over the course of a year.
A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. Without inhabitants from Late Latin dēsertum neuter noun use of past participle of Latin dēserere to abandon forsake equivalent to dē-prefix meaning from away from out of serere to join together in a line. 1640s in reference to military service or duty leave without permission. About one-third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid.
