shrubification

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noun

The proliferation of shrubs in a landscape formerly dominated by plants such as grasses and mosses, especially seen in the tundra as a result of global warming.

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Meanings

nounshrubification (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe proliferation of shrubs in a landscape formerly dominated by plants such as grasses and mosses, especially seen in the tundra as a result of global warming.

Origin

shrub + -ification

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APA

shrubification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrubification

MLA

“shrubification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrubification. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrubification,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrubification.

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