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krummholz

[kroom-hohlts]

noun, plural -holz.

a forest of stunted trees near the timber line on a mountain.

Origin:
1900–05; < German, equivalent to krumm crooked (Old High German krumb; see cromorne) + Holz wood; see holt

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krummholz (ˈkrʊmˌhəʊlts)

—n
	botany elfin forest another name for woodland

[C20: from German krumm bent + Holz wood]

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