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Language: Old English
Origin: thiccet, from thicce; THICK1

thicket

 noun
     
Related topics: Nature
thick‧et [countable]
DN a group of bushes and small trees
WORD FOCUS: tree WORD FOCUS: tree
parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig
a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copse British English
types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree

➔ See also tree
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