Kamo 



A short ridge or mound of sand or gravel desposited by 

 a stream under a glacier, cf. Esker. 



Karst 



Refers to a limestone region with a dry, barren surface 

 from which most or all of the drainage is through under- 

 ground channels. 



Kar Herbage 



An aggregation of tall herbs growing in fertile soil in 

 hollows high in mountainous regions. 



Karroo 



An open vegetation type in South Africa consisting of 

 succulent and sclerophyllous shrubs, where the precipitation 

 amounts to 3 to 14 inches annually, but which falls mostly 

 in the summer. 



Karyokinesis 



See Mitosis. 



Karyotype 



The gross appearance, i.e., the size, number, and shape, 

 of the set of Somatic chromosomes. 



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