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Vinony

peatland

noun

  1. wetland terrain without forest cover, dominated by living, peat-forming plants
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From peat + land.

  1. Land with peat soil, such as an active or former bog.

    “Scientists have shown that palm oil is linked to such large-scale rainforest and peatland destruction that it can be hundreds of times worse for the climate than burning fossil fuels.”