HEATHLAND

heath, heathland

(noun) a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

heathland (countable and uncountable, plural heathlands)

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.

Synonyms

• heath

Source: Wiktionary



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