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krummholz (KROOM-hohlts) - n., the stunted, twisted trees growing at the timber-line.
Said line being where it's too cold for trees to grow either on a mountain or in subarctic territory. The trees are bent that way because of the freezing winds, where they can only grow in cover -- and they bend over to make their own if need be. Adopted in 1903 from German Krummholz, from krumm, crooked/bent/twisted + Holz, wood (cognate of holt).
---L.
Said line being where it's too cold for trees to grow either on a mountain or in subarctic territory. The trees are bent that way because of the freezing winds, where they can only grow in cover -- and they bend over to make their own if need be. Adopted in 1903 from German Krummholz, from krumm, crooked/bent/twisted + Holz, wood (cognate of holt).
---L.
