特指西伯利亚一带没有树木的大草原
Steppe \Steppe\, n. [From Russ. stepe, through G. or F. steppe.] One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia, generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of the prairies in Western North America. See {Savanna}. {Steppe murrain}. (Far.) See {Rinderpest}.
steppe n : extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)