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rain shadow

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rain shadow [′rān ‚shad·ō]
(meteorology)
An area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of mountains or other topographic obstacles.
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It is described as an exotic garden of light reaching from the rain shadow under the arches to hang high above from a towering mature tree.
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Stopping at the yellow blooms of an Oregon grape, a tall broad bush that once caught the attention of explorers Lewis and Clark, Policha took time to mention the plant's smaller cousin, which grows among the Ponderosa pines in the rain shadow of the eastern Cascades.
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