# heathland

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #94,939

## Definitions
1. A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.

## Etymology
From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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