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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmatagal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma-ta-ˈɡaw
"O matagal é característico de climas semiáridos."
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A plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often occurring in arid or semi-arid regions with poor soil conditions.
"The extensive shrubland provides a vital habitat for several endemic desert rodent species." - 2
An ecological biome or land type where woody plants do not achieve traditional forest canopy heights.
"Conservationists are working to protect the coastal shrubland from urban encroachment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'scrybb' meaning a woody plant or brushwood, combined with the Germanic suffix '-land' denoting a tract of earth. The compound term emerged in ecological and geographical literature during the late 19th century to classify specific arid or semi-arid biomes dominated by sparse woody vegetation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shrubland" is said worldwide
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maquis
Transliteration: ma-kis
"La végétation du maquis résiste bien à la sécheresse estivale."
Strauchland
Transliteration: ʃʁaʊ̯xˌlant
"Das trockene Strauchland beherrscht die Landschaft im Süden."
arbusteto
Transliteration: ar-bu-ˈstɛ-to
"L'arbusteto mediterraneo è ricco di piante aromatiche."
matorral
Transliteration: ma-to-ˈral
"El matorral xerófilo cubre gran parte de la meseta."
matagal
Transliteration: ma-ta-ˈɡaw
"O matagal é característico de climas semiáridos."
झाड़ीदार भूमि
Transliteration: jhadidar bhumi
"यह शुष्क क्षेत्र एक विशाल झाड़ीदार भूमि है।"
灌木林
Transliteration: guàn mù lín
"这种干旱的灌木林孕育着独特的野生动植物。"
관목지
Transliteration: gwan-mok-ji
"이 관목지에는 다양한 야생동물이 서식합니다."
低木林
Transliteration: teibokurin
"乾燥した低木林には特有の生態系があります。"
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