wildwood

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  1. grove
  2. copse
  3. thicket
Noun
  • After winding through an aspen grove, the trail gains close to 3,000 feet of elevation to reach the springs.
    — The Aspen Times, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • And that took place on another tier of their garden, in an amphitheater amid an olive grove.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of grove
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  • 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
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  • Wartime tunnels and bunkers Before 1965, Vịnh Mốc was a tranquil fishing village in central Vietnam, with a lush landscape of rice paddies, bamboo thickets and golden beaches.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • These sucker shoots can quickly form a thicket of stems that are unsightly, inherently weak, and prone to storm damage if allowed to mature.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of thicket
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“Wildwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildwood. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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