"elfin wood" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: elfin woods [plural]
Etymology: From elfin + wood, circa 1900-05. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|elfin|wood}} elfin + wood Head templates: {{en-noun}} elfin wood (plural elfin woods)
  1. A collection of trees that survives on poor soil above the tree line, often covered by snow; krummholz. Categories (place): Forests Synonyms: elfinwood Translations (krummholz/trees): kleč [feminine] (Czech), Krummholz (German)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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