elfin forest

British

noun

Also called: krummholz. the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains

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elfin forest

It’s “a kind of elfin forest that makes you feel huge,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

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