boscage

bos·cage

noun \ˈbäs-kij\

Definition of BOSCAGE

: a growth of trees or shrubs : thicket

Variants of BOSCAGE

bos·cage also bosk·age \ˈbäs-kij\

Examples of BOSCAGE

1. <hidden from prying eyes by a leafy boscage, the cottage was the perfect trysting place>

Origin of BOSCAGE

Middle English boskage, from Anglo-French boscage, from bois forest, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German busk forest, bush

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BOSCAGE

Synonyms: thicket (also boskage), bosk (or bosque), bosquet, brake, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, copse, covert

Related Words: canebrake; brush, bush, scrub, scrubland; bramble, jungle, tangle; grove, hedge, stand, woodlot; forest, greenwood, wildwood, wood, woodland

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