boscage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɒskɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bos′kij)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bos•cage  (bos′kij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a mass of trees or shrubs;
    wood, grove, or thicket.
Also, boskage. 
  • Middle French boscage. See bosk, -age
  • Middle English boskage 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boscage, boskage / ˈbɒskɪdʒ/
  1. a mass of trees and shrubs; thicket
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French bosc, probably of Germanic origin; see bush1, -age
'boscage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bocage - boskage

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