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thicket

noun thick·et \ˈthi-kət\

: a group of bushes or small trees that grow close together

Full Definition of THICKET

: a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : coppice

: something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : tangle <a political thicket> <a thicket of reporters>

— thick·ety \-kə-tē\ adjective

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Origin of THICKET

Middle English *thikket, from Old English thiccet, from thicce thick

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to THICKET

Synonyms: boscage (also boskage), bosk (or bosque), bosquet, brake, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, copse, covert

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with THICKET

cricket, picket, Pickett, pricket, stickit, ticket, wicket

THICKET Defined for Kids

thicket

noun thick·et \ˈthi-kət\

Definition of THICKET for Kids

: a thick usually small patch of bushes or low trees

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