boscage
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3ADJ.
luxuriant
BOSCAGE + NOUN
cuttings
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in
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noun
A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.
At the entrance of the king, the first traverse was drawn, and the lower descent of the mountain discovered, which was the pendant of a hill to life, with divers boscages and grovets upon the steep or hanging grounds thereof.
The shadiest boskage covers it perpetually.
Mast-nuts of forest trees, used as food for pigs, or any such sustenance as wood and trees yield to cattle.
Among painters, a picture depicting a wooded scene.
A tax on wood.
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3At the entrance of the king, the first traverse was drawn, and the lower descent of the mountain discovered, which was the pendant of a hill to life, with divers boscages and grovets upon the steep or
WiktionaryThe shadiest boskage covers it perpetually.
WiktionaryAn abundance of bird life dwells in the luxuriant boscage of the cuttings, and the whole six miles provide a rich field of study for the botanist.
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