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Definition of Scablands
1. Noun. (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington).
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Group relationships: Evergreen State, Wa, Washington
Generic synonyms: Ground, Land, Soil
Definition of Scablands
1. Noun. (plural of scabland) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scablands
1. scabland [n] - See also: scabland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scablands
Literary usage of Scablands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora of the State of Washington by Charles Vancouver Piper (1906)
"The scablands, which as before stated lie mainly between the zone of ...
The rimrock flora is in genera! the same as that of scablands of similar elevation. ..."
2. Pamphlets on Forestry in Washington (1906)
"The scablands, which as before stated lie mainly between the zone of sagebrush
and that of ... Other plants usually found only in scablands are: Arabia ..."
3. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1906)
"The scablands, which as before stated lie mainly between the zone of sagebrush and
... Other plants usually found only in scablands are: Arabis cusickii. ..."
4. Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest by Don Young, Marjorie Young (1999)
"Odessa Odessa is in a region of eastern Washington known as the "scablands."
Pateros Pateros, where the Methow River joins the Columbia River, ..."
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