bosket

or bos·quet

[bos-kit]

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noun

a grove; thicket.

Origin of bosket

1730–40; earlier bosquet < French < Italian boschetto, equivalent to bosc(o) wood (see bush¹) + -etto -et

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Related Words for bosket

shrubbery, tree, foliage, hedge, thicket, topiary, bush, brier, boscage

British Dictionary definitions for bosket

bosket

bosquet

noun

a clump of small trees or bushes; thicket

Word Origin for bosket

C18: from French bosquet, from Italian boschetto, from bosco wood, forest; see bush 1

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