Main Entry: thick·et

Pronunciation: \ˈthi-kət\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English *thikket, from Old English thiccet, from thicce thick

Date: before 12th century

1 : a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : coppice
2 : something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : tangle <a political thicket> <a thicket of reporters>

— thick·ety \-kə-tē\ adjective