A treeless tract is an area of land that has no trees and is usually composed of grasses, shrubs, and other vegetation. The term can refer to a variety of different landforms, such as the llano (5 letters), which is a flat, grassy plain in South America; the CLEARING (8 letters), which is an open area in a forest; the STEPPE (6 letters), which is a dry grassland in Eurasia; the PRAIRIE (7 letters), which is a flat grassland in North America; and the openarea (8 letters), which is an area of land with no trees or buildings.