thornscrub

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noun

Thorny scrubland.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounthornscrub (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThorny scrubland.

    The transition from Sonoran desertscrub to foothills thornscrub begins on desert inselbergs north of Hermosillo and higher areas east of the Sonoran Desert.

    2006, Thomas R. Van Devender, The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Natural History, Biology, and Conservation
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