scrubland

English

Etymology

scrub +‎ land

Noun

scrubland (countable and uncountable, plural scrublands)

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^[1]:

     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.

Synonyms

• heathland

References

• “scrubland”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.