scrubland

scrub·land

(skrŭb′lănd′)

An area of land that is uncultivated and covered with sparse stunted vegetation.

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scrubland

(ˈskrʌbˌlænd)

(Physical Geography) an area of scrub vegetation

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scrub•land

(ˈskrʌbˌlænd)

n.

land covered with scrub.

[1770–80]

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scrubland - an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation

rural area, country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

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scrubland

[ˈskrʌblænd] N → monte m bajo, maleza f

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scrubland

[ˈskrʌblænd] n → brousse f

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