heathland
Meanings
noun
- A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).
Synonyms
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