Thesaurus results for SCRUBLAND

scrubland

noun

Definition of scrubland

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

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Noun

The forest also merits a visit after the spring or autumn rains, when local guides lead mushroom hunts.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Starting at Massie Gap at Grayson Highlands State Park, the nine-mile round-trip hike winds across open highland meadows, past grazing ponies, and into a mossy spruce-fir forest ecosystem.

— Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of forest

Noun

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
An adventure among the mustangs, the chaparrals, the arroyos, the wide purple this and that.

— Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of chaparral

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As the novel proceeds, these fragments gradually accumulate, and a whole social world emerges, a thicket of personal connections and memories.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
There were rocky caves along the steep walls of the nullah, and thickets that even a buffalo would have trouble barging through.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of thicket

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

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The rich landscape gives rise to diverse flavors, from rice paddies in the plains and orange groves in the valleys to grapevines in the countryside.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
The grove on Santa Rosa Island, which sits about 26 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, is a genetically distinct subspecies that occurs nowhere else on Earth.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of grove

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Pitt wore a woodland all-camouflage suit paired with a green T-shirt, aviator sunglasses and worn leather boots, playing into his military veteran character look.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
The rooms Nestled on 20 acres of private woodlands, the eight-room inn carries a timeless elegance, with design features like stone patios, hidden gardens, and exposed 18th-century beams cutting through various rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 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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