noun
scrubland
Scrubland (noun) means Land covered mainly with low bushes, along with grass and other small plants.
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Land covered mainly with low bushes, along with grass and other small plants.
"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."
— Judy Pasternak, Oases in Navajo Desert Contained 'A Witch's Brew' (2006)
"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."
— Chris Hegg, The secret railway in the woods (2026)
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Etymology
Formed from scrub and land.
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What is the meaning of scrubland?
"scrubland" (noun) means land covered mainly with low bushes, along with grass and other small plants.
