bosquet

noun

ˈbä-skət How to pronounce bosquet (audio)
Definition of bosquetnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bosquet
  1. forest
  2. grove
  3. copse
  4. coppice
  5. thicket
  6. brushwood
  7. chaparral
  8. bush
Noun
  • Five cabins are next, set to open in an oak forest on the property, where winemaker Cristián Vallejo ages natural wine in clay amphorae.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Roughly an hour and a half from campus sits Salt Creek Falls, which offers spectacular waterfall views poking through dense forests.
    — Austin Perry, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of forest
Noun
  • If space permits, homeowners can recreate a slice of that with a small grove of oaks.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Then, just nine months later, came the collision Wednesday morning that turned a sleepy stretch of rail lined by olive groves near the village of Urda into a scene of carnage.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of grove
Noun
  • The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of copse
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
Noun
  • 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
  • Phillips found many ways to monetize the estate, even turning brushwood cleared from the courses into paintbrushes.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
Definition of bush
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“Bosquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosquet. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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