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Flat land that looks empty until you notice it runs the entire world's food.
means Simple, ordinary, or unadorned — or, as a noun, a broad expanse of flat, level land.
from From Old French 'plain,' descended from Latin 'planus,' meaning flat, level, or even. The same root spreads out into 'plane,' 'plain,' and 'esplanade' — all sharing that sense of an unbroken, level surface. The figurative leap from 'flat ground' to 'plain speech' or a 'plain face' is old: what is level is also undecorated, straightforward, without hidden bumps.
- grain factory
- World's plains grow most of humanity's calories
- wind highway
- Flatness lets storms and dust travel unchecked
- hidden depth
- Prairie roots can reach 15 feet down
- vanishing act
- Once-vast grasslands among Earth's most converted ecosystems
plain of jars — thousands of stone jars scattered across laos, purpose unknown, dating to 500 bce
salisbury plain — chalky grassland in wiltshire, england, home to stonehenge and woodhenge
great plains — vast grassland region spanning from canada to texas, covering 500,000 square miles