KRUMMHOLZ


Meaning of KRUMMHOLZ in English

/kroom"hohlts/ , n. , pl. krummholz .

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

[ 1900-05; krumm crooked (OHG krumb; see CROMORNE) + Holz wood; see HOLT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .