low scrub

Frequency: 6.03.2 per million words

Describes scrubland that does not grow very high.

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Examples (10)

  • The vegetation consisted of low scrub.
  • Beyond the dunes, vast areas of low scrub stretched towards the horizon.
  • The hikers found shelter behind a cluster of low scrub during the dust storm.
  • Only hardy plants and low scrub could survive in the arid climate.
  • Small birds often nested in the dense low scrub to protect their young.
  • The landscape was dominated by rolling hills covered in low scrub.
  • Farmers struggled to clear the stubborn low scrub from their fields.
  • From the airplane, we could see patches of low scrub interspersed with rock formations.
  • The wild goats grazed on the sparse grasses and low scrub of the mountainside.
  • Environmentalists are working to preserve the unique ecosystem of the low scrub desert.