shrubland

noun

shrub·land ˈshrəb-ˌland

especially Southern ˈsrəb-

: land on which shrubs are the dominant vegetation

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Butterflies collected from the eastern Mediterranean, right in the beginning of the population spike, were carrying pollen from plant species found primarily in semi-arid shrublands, grasslands and salt marshes of northern Arabia and the Middle East. —

Saugat Bolakhe, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024 Intermountain West The Great Sagebrush Sea is one of North America’s most expansive shrublands. —

Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024 Vegetation is also expected to transition in a warming world, with places such as Redding shifting from a Mediterranean landscape defined by woodlands and scrubs to one that is more of a desert or Xeric shrubland akin to Fountain Hills, Ariz., the map shows. —

Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 These are consistent with the open grasslands near the site at present, but also suggest there may have been some small patches of wooded shrublands present as well. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for shrubland