fellfield

English

noun
Definitions
  • A type of open area on windy slopes or ridges at very high altitudes or latitudes where the climate is too cold and dry for anything but sparse, low-growing plants amid rocks and bare soil.
  • The vegetation in such areas.

Etymology

Compound from English fell (mountain, fierce) + English field (open field).

Origin

English

field

Gloss

open field

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