woodland

1 of 2

noun

wood·​land ˈwu̇d-lənd How to pronounce woodland (audio)
-ˌland
: land covered with woody vegetation : timberland, forest
woodlander noun

woodland

2 of 2

adjective

1
: growing, living, or existing in woodland
2
: of, relating to, or being woodland

Examples of woodland in a Sentence

Noun The swamp was surrounded by dense woodland. the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
These deeper looks could provide more detail into past woodlands and ecosystems and help us better understand how humans have shaped our environment over time. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024 Known by a host of common names—trout lily, fawn lily, and adder's tongue—this woodland wildflower is a harbinger of spring. Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024 The park is in the middle of a wide swath of undeveloped woodland and its woods are full of birds. Bonnie Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 The property is spread across 500-plus acres of pristine woodland and offers gourmet cuisine, workshops, cooking classes, and dozens of health- and wellness-centric activities (hiking, yoga, meditation, pickleball, journaling, farm tours, and so much more). Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2024 The film is indeed both an ode to nature, the wonders of Finnish old-growth coniferous forests and woodland animals, and to the passionate youths fighting to protect them. Annika Pham, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024 Hellebores do well at the edge of a woodland garden with other shade-loving perennials, such as ferns, hostas, gingers, foamflowers, and toad lilies. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024 In the film, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger find their woodland home and their lives endangered after Christopher Robin reveals their existence. Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024 Zone 3-8 Dog Tooth Violet Companion Plants Virginia Bluebells Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginiana) is another native plant that adds woodland beauty to your garden. Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
Adjective
Flock your tree for an extra-snowy look, and consider adding woodland creature ornaments to create your very own winter wonderland right at home. Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2023 In a new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, researchers have shown how woodland expansion also takes an economic toll. WIRED, 23 Nov. 2022 Based on the insects’ habitat and preferred food, and pollen also retrieved from the sample, the site may have been woodland, with large herbivores present — one of the beetle species found fed on their dung. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019 Colonial Day 2022 featured food provided by the American Legion, a woodland Native people village, a blacksmith shop, a meeting/schoolhouse, basketmaking demos, woodworking demos, a tin smith, a potter, soldier re-enactors, a Colonial home, timber framing demos, farming demos, and more. Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2022 Carrier Group LLC wants to build one-family houses on part of an 87-acre property that’s largely woodland and marsh. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2022 Cathy Graham drew upon her love of nature and woodland creatures to create this table setting, which is part of her Woodland Collection with Christopher Spitzmiller. Sofia Quintero, ELLE Decor, 18 Jan. 2023 Not only is the growing season there exceedingly short, and therefore unusually profuse — lots of things bloom simultaneously — but about half the property is woodland, bordering a 6,000-acre nature preserve. Nancy Hass Ngoc Minh Ngo, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2022 The federal government has essentially ordered a woodland haircut, removing roughly 90 percent of the trees in target locations. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of woodland was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Woodland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodland. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

woodland

1 of 2 noun
wood·​land ˈwu̇d-lənd How to pronounce woodland (audio)
-ˌland
: land covered with trees and shrubs : forest

woodland

2 of 2 adjective
1
: growing, living, or occurring in woodland
a woodland bird
2
: of, relating to, or made up of woodland
woodland areas

Geographical Definition

Woodland

geographical name

Wood·​land ˈwu̇d-lənd How to pronounce Woodland (audio)
city in western California northwest of Sacramento population 55,468

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