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bosquet

noun

ˈbä-skət

Definition of bosquet

as in forest

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush a dense bosquet shields the trailhead from the bridle path

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Noun

That gives camper travelers the ability to drive cleanly and quietly through city centers, around campgrounds and down deep forest roads.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Another mall, Terminal 21, is just one stop away on the SkyTrain, along with Queen Sirikit Convention Center and the lush Benjakitti Park with its elevated Skywalk over an urban forest.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of forest

Noun

Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
The plan could affect not only the path that encircles the park, used by large numbers of residents, but also the golf course’s historic grove of Japanese cherry trees.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of grove

Noun

The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.

— Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.

— Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020

Definition of coppice

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Slightly west, Sultan-Epe lies beside a deep canyon, where a stream threads through thickets of mulberry, buckthorn, blackberry, and wild herbs—another improbable pocket of green in one of Kazakhstan’s driest regions.

— Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
To follow any of this is to wade through a thicket of non-sequitur arguments, florid vocabulary and, in his latest twist, the Gospels.

— Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of thicket

Noun

Archaeologists found that the site’s foragers had crafted small huts from brushwood, weaving them into dome-like structures enclosing a central hearth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Here, the train rolls into one of Scotland’s most remote stations, arriving via a line built up on a raft of roots and brushwood because traditional foundations failed in the boggy ground.

— Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of brushwood

Noun

Native chaparral, the shrubby natural landscapes of the foothills, are becoming stressed and being replaced by grasses and other fire-prone invasive plants.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Stepping on stems is attention-getting, but the result is a wine that echoes the chaparral of the hillsides surrounding the vineyard.

— Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

Definition of chaparral

Noun

Trees, shrubs, bushes, and hedges add beauty, privacy, and seasonal interest and they can be used in different ways.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026
Meals are prepared in-house and feature seasonal Alaska ingredients, such as Copper River king salmon and low-bush cranberries that the chef team foraged.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026

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