superarctic

English

Etymology

super- +‎ arctic

Adjective

superarctic (not comparable)

1. (historical, rare) Designating a zone of vegetation occurring above the heather line, which forms one of six such zones in the British Isles and is characteristic of the highest areas of Scotland.

References

• “superarctic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.