heathland
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]heathland (countable and uncountable, plural heathlands)
- A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]heathland