barrens
Britishplural noun
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At several locations in the archipelago, this population boom was so intense that it led to extensive urchin barrens.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
But when wasting disease in effect wiped out their main predator, the sea urchins exploded in number, decimating kelp forests and transforming once-lush underwater habitats into so-called urchin barrens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
Some residents said the scale of the proposal is so large that it would forever change a rural region known for its rocky coast, woodlands and blueberry barrens.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Narrow but well-worn paths weave through a landscape of heath and coastal barrens, a colorful carpet of wildflowers and evergreens made into dwarf-like shrubs by constant exposure to salt spray and wind.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022
It worked again and again, his own iron fact, in alleys and pine barrens and swamps.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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