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woods

/wʊdz/
/wʊdz/
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Definitions of woods
  1. noun
    the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
    synonyms: forest, wood
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    types:
    bosk
    a small wooded area
    grove
    a small growth of trees without underbrush
    jungle
    an impenetrable equatorial forest
    rain forest, rainforest
    a forest with heavy annual rainfall
    old growth, virgin forest
    forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
    second growth
    a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting
    temperate rain forest
    a rain forest in a temperate area
    selva, tropical rain forest
    a rain forest in a tropical area
    type of:
    botany, flora, vegetation
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
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