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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, consisting of low shrubs, mixed with grasses, herbs, and geophytes. countable, uncountable

   "The scrubland I'd be crossing looked desolate, but at least it wasn't a desert."

2. 2
   an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

afforestationarboretumboondocksbushbushveldchase

Example

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"The scrubland I'd be crossing looked desolate, but at least it wasn't a desert."

Etymology

From scrub + land.

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