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Definition of Heathland
1. Noun. A tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation.
Generic synonyms: Barren, Waste, Wasteland
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Heathland
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heathland
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Heathland
Literary usage of Heathland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild Life in East Anglia by William Alfred Dutt (1906)
"on to the wild heathland. At one time and another I have wandered over most of
the heaths and common- lands of East Anglia, and I reckon the days I have ..."
2. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Excessive nitrogen inputs to terrestrial ecosystems can cause differential
competitive advantage among plants within a heathland (Heil and Bruggink, 1987; ..."
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