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moorland

moor·land

US/ˈmʊˌrlænd/ uncommon

noun

1.

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

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Origin

From Middle English morelond, equivalent to moor + land. Compare Old Norse mýrlendi (“moorland”).

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