Caatinga

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caatinga \Caa*tin"ga\, n. [Tupi caa-tinga white forest.]
     (Phytogeography)
     A forest composed of stunted trees and thorny bushes, found
     in areas of small rainfall in Brazil.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]