fellfield

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

fellfield fellfields fell-field

Etymology

From fell + field.

Related words

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