scrubland

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English

Etymology

From scrub +‎ land.

Noun

scrubland (countable and uncountable, plural scrublands)

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  1. A plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, consisting of low shrubs, mixed with grasses, herbs, and geophytes.
    The scrubland I'd be crossing looked desolate, but at least it wasn't a desert.
    • 2006 November 20, Judy Pasternak, “Oases in Navajo Desert Contained 'A Witch's Brew'”, in Los Angeles Times‎:
      New lakes had appeared as if by magic in the arid scrublands. Instead of hunting for puddles in the sandstone, she could lead her 100 animals to drink their fill.
    • 2024 January 12, Chris Hegg, “The secret railway in the woods”, in RAIL, number 948, page 34:
      It was then a further 21 years until the construction of Bramley Ordnance Depot (which became Central Ammunition Depot from 1946) began on an area of scrubland just south of the village.

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