shrubless

Lacking low plants

Shrubless describes a landscape or area without shrubs—bare of the woody plants that typically dot terrain between grass and trees.

The shrubless hillside offered no cover from the wind.

The word appears mainly in botanical or ecological contexts.

barren

bare

Lacking any covering

treeless · grassless · devoid · empty · stark · bleak · arid · parched · desiccated · scorched

terrain

prairie

Open grassy flatland

  • steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
  • savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
  • grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem

tundra · pampas · veld · heath · moorland · fell · plain · plateau · desert · badlands

clearing

glade

Woodland's open space

  • meadowGrassy field for grazing
  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock
  • leaGrassy open land

paddock · lawn · yard · parkland · greensward · field · plot · patch · groundcover · grassy

Opposites
presence of shrubs

shrublessshrubby

Having bush-like growth

bushy · overgrown · brushy · thicketed · vegetated

Family

shrub, bushes, shrubs, shrubbery, shrubby, shrubland, shrublike, shrubberies, shrublands

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G