scrubland

Etymology

scrub + land

noun

  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.
    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. January 12, Chris Hegg, “The secret railway in the woods”, in RAIL, number 948, page 34

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