dumoseadj.
/djuːˈməʊs/ rare.
a. Full of bushes.
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1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Dumosous, full of bushes.]
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Dumose, full of Brambles and Briers.
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b. Botany. Having a compact bushy habit of growth.
Derivatives
duˈmosity n.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Dumosity, that hath many, or is full of Brambles or Bryers. (Sic.)
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