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Meaning of scrubland | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, consisting of low shrubs, mixed with grasses, herbs, and geophytes.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi kitumaa

Examples

“The scrubland I'd be crossing looked desolate, but at least it wasn't a desert.”
“New lakes had appeared as if by magic in the arid scrublands. Instead of hunting for puddles in the sandstone, she could lead her 100 animals to drink their fill.”
“It was then a further 21 years until the construction of Bramley Ordnance Depot (which became Central Ammunition Depot from 1946) began on an area of scrubland just south of the village.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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