"rot-scape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rot-scapes [plural]
Etymology: From rot + -scape. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rot|scape}} rot + -scape Head templates: {{en-noun}} rot-scape (plural rot-scapes)
  1. An environment of rotting vegetation.

Inflected forms

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