\Sa*van"na\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp.
sabana, F. savane.]
A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth
usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or
reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also {savannah}.]
      Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods.
                                               --Dampier.
{Savanna flower} (Bot.), a West Indian name for several
   climbing apocyneous plants of the genus {Echites}.
{Savanna sparrow} (Zo["o]l.), an American sparrow
   ({Ammodramus sandwichensis} or {Passerculus savanna}) of
   which several varieties are found on grassy plains from
   Alaska to the Eastern United States.
{Savanna wattle} (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of
   the genus {Citharexylum}.