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bosket

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[bos-kit]
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noun
  1. a grove; thicket.
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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, bosket
British Dictionary definitions for bosket

bosket

bosquet

noun
  1. a clump of small trees or bushes; thicket
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Word Origin for bosket

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