fellfield

See also: fell-field

English

Alternative forms

• fell-field

Etymology

fell +‎ field

Noun

fellfield (countable and uncountable, plural fellfields)

1. A type of open area on windy slopes or ridges at very high altitudes or latitudes where the climate is too cold and dry for anything but sparse, low-growing plants amid rocks and bare soil.
2. The vegetation in such areas.

See also

• krummholz
• scree
• steppe
• tundra