biome a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
oasis a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
Verb
desert -
leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
go forth,
go away,
leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
desert -
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
expose abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"
walk out leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children"
ditch crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
maroon,
strand leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
desert -
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"