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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, consisting of low shrubs, mixed with grasses, herbs, and geophytes..
The scrubland I'd be crossing looked desolate, but at least it wasn't a desert.
New lakes had appeared as if by magic in the arid scrublands. Instead of hunting for puddles in the sandstone, she could lead her 100 animals to drink their fill.
It was then a further 21 years until the construction of Bramley Ordnance Depot (which became Central Ammunition Depot from 1946) began on an area of scrubland just south of the village.
Use scrubland when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scrubland means A plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, consisting of low shrubs, mixed with grasses, herbs, and geophytes..
Common synonyms include heathland.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The scrubland I'd be crossing looked desolate, but at least it wasn't a desert.
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