boscage

noun

bos·​cage ˈbä-skij 

variants or less commonly boskage

: a growth of trees or shrubs : thicket

Synonyms

• bosk
• bosque
• bosquet
• brake
• brushwood
• chaparral
• coppice
• copse
• covert
• thicket

Word History

Etymology

Middle English boskage, borrowed from Anglo-French boscage "wood, woodland," from bois, bos "grove, forest, wood (the material)" (Old French also bosc) + -age -age — more at boiserie

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above