Definitions for moorland
moor·land

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1. moor, moorlandnoun

   open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

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1. moorlandnoun

   Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken

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1. Moorlandnoun

   Marsh; fen; watry ground.

   Etymology: moor and land.

   In the south part of Staffordshire they go to the north for seed corn, and they of the north to the south, except in the moorlands. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   Or like a bridge that joins a marish
   To moorlands of a different parish. Jonathan Swift.

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1. Moorlandnoun

   land consisting of a moor or moors

2. Etymology: [AS. mrland.]

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1. Moorland

   Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog. Moorland nowadays generally means uncultivated hill land, but the Old English mōr also refers to low-lying wetlands. It is closely related to heath although experts disagree on precisely what distinguishes the types of vegetation. Generally, moor refers to highland, high rainfall zones, whereas heath refers to lowland zones which are more likely to be the result of human activity. Moorland habitats are most extensive in the neotropics and tropical Africa but also occur in northern and western Europe, Northern Australia, North America, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Most of the world's moorlands are very diverse ecosystems. In the extensive moorlands of the tropics biodiversity can be extremely high. Moorland also bears a relationship to tundra, appearing as the tundra retreats and inhabiting the area between the permafrost and the natural tree zone. The boundary between tundra and moorland constantly shifts with climate change.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of moorland in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of moorland in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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