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< Taichung
Tai Hu >
tai·ga
(t
g
)
KEY
NOUN:
A subarctic, evergreen coniferous forest of northern Eurasia located just south of the tundra and dominated by firs and spruces.
ETYMOLOGY:
Russian
ta
ga
,
of Altaic origin
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