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单词 bosks
释义

bosk

noun

ˈbäsk How to pronounce bosk (audio)
variants or bosque
: a small wooded area

Synonyms

  • boscage
  • boskage
  • bosquet
  • brake
  • brushwood
  • chaparral
  • coppice
  • copse
  • covert
  • thicket
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Example Sentences

the thorny branches of the mesquite bosk provide quail and other desert birds with a safe haven from predators

Word History

Etymology

probably back-formation frombosky

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

bosks

noun

variants also bosques
plural of bosk
as in bushes
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush the thorny branches of the mesquite bosk provide quail and other desert birds with a safe haven from predators

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bushes
  • boskages
  • chaparrals
  • bosquets
  • brushwoods
  • boscages
  • brakes
  • forests
  • thickets
  • coppices
  • copses
  • canebrakes
  • woods
  • groves
  • coverts
  • brushes
  • stands
  • woodlands
  • scrubs
  • hedges
  • scrublands
  • jungles
  • tangles
  • greenwoods
  • brambles
  • wildwoods
  • woodlots
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