| 单词 | ancient woodland |
| 释义 | > as lemmasancient woodland c. spec. In the United Kingdom: designating woodland that originated prior to 1600 (or 1750 in Scotland) and has been continuously wooded since that time. Esp. in ancient woodland. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > wooded > types of bushya1382 ramagea1500 boskya1616 brakya1637 brushy1658 brushed1666 scrubbya1687 pine barrenc1721 bush-grown1837 stumpy1838 bush-skirted1858 bushed1868 bush-covered1873 bush-fringed1891 bush-clad1909 primary forest1909 1980 O. Rackham (title) Ancient woodland: its history, vegetation and uses in England. 1996 G. F. Peterken Nat. Woodland ii. 17 It is..relatively easy to show that a wood is ancient. The choice of the year 1600 to delimit ancient woods is not entirely arbitrary, for it is set at a time when planting was becoming common and when maps of woodlands were first generally available. 2007 Times 8 May 24/6 The Wyre Forest..one of the largest surviving areas of ancient semi-natural woodland left in England. < as lemmas |
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