bosquet

noun

bos·​quet ˈbä-skət 

: thicket

Synonyms

• boscage
• boskage
• bosk
• bosque
• brake
• brushwood
• chaparral
• coppice
• copse
• covert
• thicket

Example Sentences

a dense bosquet shields the trailhead from the bridle path

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "grove, thicket," going back to Middle French, probably borrowed from Old Occitan, from bosc "forest, wood" (going back to Germanic *boska-, *buska- "shrub, thicket") + -et -et entry 1 — more at bush entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1737, in the meaning defined above