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scrublands

noun

plural of scrubland

as in thickets

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There were rocky caves along the steep walls of the nullah, and thickets that even a buffalo would have trouble barging through.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjacent are two thickets of papalo, an herb popular in Mexico but little known elsewhere.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of thickets

Noun

Danger lurked in the shady groves of avocado trees that stretched on the mountainsides as far as the eye could see.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Peeping over the Bay of Naples from its clifftop perch, sequestered from Piazza Tasso’s hustle and bustle by perfumed orange groves.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of groves

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The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.

— Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of copses

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Cacao only grows in the tropics, which means the nearest actual cacao trees would have been at least a 3,000-kilometer trek away from the woodlands of the eastern US.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
There are also wetlands, woodlands, savannahs, and mountain bush.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of woodlands

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Over four years, Barry transformed the headquarters by replacing the sterility of the white paint with layers of organic materials (rich woods, brass, leather) and designing smaller, human-centric spaces where agents and clients could meet.

— Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
This is all played alongside videos of nature, people doing yoga, and walking in the woods, etc.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of woods

Noun

Almost everything in this vast, artificial indoor garden, including the surrounding stands of bamboo and a woebegone girl sprouting angel wings, is rendered in the Belgian artist’s signature ash gray.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
The Aquadome Market returns with four new food stands, plus Crème de la Crêpe and Simply Pressed juice bar.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

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