jäkäläkangas

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • A boreal pine forest type characterized by podsol soil and lichen dominating the undergrowth.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish jäkälä (lichen) + Finnish kangas (fabric, cloth, boreal forest, type of soil forest, podsol soil, moraine soil with podsol layer, coniferous forest, type of coniferous boreal forest).

Origin

Finnish

kangas

Gloss

fabric, cloth, boreal forest, type of soil forest, podsol soil, moraine soil with podsol layer, coniferous forest, type of coniferous boreal forest

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

布

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