bosk

noun

ˈbäsk 

variants or bosque

: a small wooded area

Synonyms

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

Examples of bosk in a Sentence

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