carr
/kɑː(r)/noun
mass noun
1- Brit. fenland with neutral water〈英〉灰沼泽地。
1.1
- usu. with modifier Ecology wet woodland, typically dominated by alder or willow【生态】卡尔群落(疏林)(尤指主要为桤木或柳树的湿地林):
a patch of alder carr.
一片桤木湿地。
词源
Middle English: from Old Norse kjarr 'brushwood', in kjarr-mýrr 'marsh overgrown with brushwood'.