bocage

noun

bo·​cage

bōˈkäzh

plural -s

often attributive

1

: countryside or landscape (as of western France) marked by intermingling patches of woodland and heath, small fields, tall hedgerows, and orchards

2

: a supporting and ornamental background (as of shrubbery and flowers) for a ceramic figure

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French boscage

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