scablands

scablands
noun
(geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
Topics: ↑geology
Hypernyms: ↑land, ↑ground, ↑soil
Part Holonyms: ↑Washington, ↑Evergreen State, ↑WA

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