superarctic

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adjective

Designating a zone of vegetation occurring above the heather line, which forms one of six such zones in the British Isles and is characteristic of the highest areas of Scotland.

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Meanings

adjectivesuperarctic (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparablerareDesignating a zone of vegetation occurring above the heather line, which forms one of six such zones in the British Isles and is characteristic of the highest areas of Scotland.

Origin

From super- + arctic.

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APA

superarctic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superarctic

MLA

“superarctic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superarctic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superarctic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superarctic.

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