shrubland
noun
shrub·land
ˈshrəb-ˌland 
especially Southern ˈsrəb-
: land on which shrubs are the dominant vegetation
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Habitat degradation caused by feral sheep also likely played a role in its decline, reducing the availability of nesting sites in tree hollows and shrubland.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The Pacific Palisades Fire, the largest of the state’s current wildfires, for example, began as a brushfire and spread through dense chaparral, a shrubland plant community common to the state.
—Jeff Cercone, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
As a result, Western forests are transitioning to grasslands or shrublands after unprecedented wildfires.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
For two days, Akasha Song had been riding in the passenger seat of a dusty Fiat truck through the desert-like shrublands of northeastern Brazil.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The Pacific Palisades Fire, the largest of the state’s current wildfires, for example, began as a brushfire and spread through dense chaparral, a shrubland plant community common to the state.
—Jeff Cercone, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
As a result, Western forests are transitioning to grasslands or shrublands after unprecedented wildfires.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
For two days, Akasha Song had been riding in the passenger seat of a dusty Fiat truck through the desert-like shrublands of northeastern Brazil.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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“Shrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrubland. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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