shrubification
The proliferation of shrubs in a landscape formerly dominated by plants such as…The proliferation of shrubs in a landscape formerly dominated by plants such as grasses and mosses, especially seen in the tundra as a result of global warming.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The proliferation of shrubs in a landscape formerly dominated by plants such as grasses and mosses, especially seen in the tundra as a result of global warming.
Origin
shrub + -ificationshrub + -ification
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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