variants also bosque
as in bush
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

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Noun
  • For Virginian Heather Bien, that meant capturing her vacation rental’s bountiful rose bushes and its perch above the river below.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In her work at the cemetery, which has become overgrown with thorn bushes and weeds, Hanson has reportedly uncovered approximately 100 gravesites.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • They also can be purchased through select vendors in the mountains that have partnered with the forests.
    John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Loss of forest globally is a critical threat to biodiversity and climate change.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • During one expedition to what was once London, a young scientist, out gathering brushwood, unearths a small vacuum flask, inside which is a handwritten account of life in a small village called Beadle during the days leading up to the lunar catastrophe.
    Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Bare dunes were planted with ‘brushwood and windbreaks, perpendicular to wind direction’ so that the dunes do not interfere with the canal system and irrigated farmlands.
    Azera Parveen Rahman, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • Hedden and a colleague approached the Marshes’ property through the woods and discovered a human skull in a thicket.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • But the group doesn’t need to wade into that thicket.
    Bill Adair, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The castaway lifted his eyes slightly, barely making out the thick copse of palm trees dotting the horizon.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In fall, the Valley glows yellow and gold thanks to copses of aspen and cottonwood trees.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • Here's what to do if that happens, or in any scary wildlife encounter Black bears are the only species of bear found in Arizona, and they can be found in forests, chaparral and desert riparian areas.
    John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
  • West Coast/California California’s coastal sage scrub and mixed chaparral were a huge source of inspiration for us and can be found in different combinations from southern to northern California.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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  • The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
  • Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.
    Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
Noun
  • His wife brings a pear harvested from a grove in their front yard.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Photo : Mike Ruiz/Legendary Productions The landscaped grounds span almost an acre and include a small mango grove.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Bosk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosk. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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