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woodland

wood·land

UK/ˈwɵd.lənd/ US/ˈwʊd.lənd/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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Origin

From Middle English wodeland, wodelond, from Old English wuduland (“woodland; forestland; forest”), equivalent to wood + land. Compare West Frisian wâldlân, Dutch bosland, German Waldland, Icelandic skóglendi. Eclipsed non-native Middle English salt (“woodland”), borrowed from Latin saltus (“woodland, forest”).

Phrases

  • Eastern Woodlands
  • Hope Woodlands
  • smallflower woodland star
  • southern woodland violet
  • woodland bison
  • woodland blue phlox
  • woodland caribou
  • woodland dormouse

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