elfin wood

See also: elfinwood

English

Alternative forms

• elfinwood

Etymology

From elfin +‎ wood, circa 1900-05.

Noun

elfin wood (plural elfin woods)

1. A collection of trees that survives on poor soil above the tree line, often covered by snow; krummholz.

Translations

krummholz/trees

• Czech: kleč (cs) f
• German: Krummholz