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scrubland

noun

Definition of scrublandnext
as in forest

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Recent Examples of scrubland Railroad tracks took the place of the river; ranches, live oaks and Spanish moss replaced California’s mountains and open scrubland. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 July 2026 The medium-sized bats primarily live in arid grasslands, desert scrublands, and dry tropical forests. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 June 2026 Camel caravans on the Silk Road once passed through this flat, dusty scrubland. — Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026 Somewhere in the Texas scrubland sits a shed the size of several football fields, packed with billions of dollars' worth of computer chips and drawing the power of a small city. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for scrubland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrubland
  1. forest
  2. chaparral
  3. thicket
  4. copse
  5. brushwood
  6. grove
  7. woodland
  8. coppice
Noun
  • In late September and early October, the forests turn gold, orange, and red, with the colors reflected in the deep blue waters of Lake Superior.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The bear reportedly emerged from the forest and attacked Kuzmenko.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of forest
Noun
  • The project was on the side of a scrubby hill that looked nothing like the steep timber and chaparral where California’s destructive fires burn and the insurance market has fled.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Stepping on stems is attention-getting, but the result is a wine that echoes the chaparral of the hillsides surrounding the vineyard.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Definition of chaparral
Noun
  • These sucker shoots can quickly form a thicket of stems that are unsightly, inherently weak, and prone to storm damage if allowed to mature.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Elk prefer thickets and blowdowns, especially where dense spruce trees grow.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of thicket
Noun
  • The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of copse
Noun
  • Archaeologists found that the site’s foragers had crafted small huts from brushwood, weaving them into dome-like structures enclosing a central hearth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Here, the train rolls into one of Scotland’s most remote stations, arriving via a line built up on a raft of roots and brushwood because traditional foundations failed in the boggy ground.
    — Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of brushwood
Noun
  • Continue west and the road winds through meadows, aspen groves and small roadside pullouts before climbing to Ripple Creek Pass at 10,343 feet.
    — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Like the groves and gardens, houses built foolhardily near the dry summertime river risked being pulled off their foundations and washed away by the winter torrents.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of grove
Noun
  • Beyond the formal gardens, the estate opens into a mix of farmland, pasture, and woodland.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Around 84 homes, a clubhouse, tennis courts, and hiking and biking trails sit on 100 acres of woodland.
    — Alex Beggs, Architectural Digest, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of woodland
Noun
  • The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
  • Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.
    — Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
Definition of coppice

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