drunken trees
drunken trees · drunken treeses
trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment, especially due to the melting of…(A stand of) trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment, especially due to the melting of the permafrost ground they are on (thermokarst).
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)(A stand of) trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment, especially due to the melting of the permafrost ground they are on (thermokarst).
Drunken trees leaning in random directions are often found in spruce forests where discontinuous permafrost has melted.
Origin
By analogy to the lean of a person who is drunk on alcohol.By analogy to the lean of a person who is drunk on alcohol.
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Forms
plural: drunken treeses| Singular | drunken trees |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsdrunken foresttilted trees