bos·quet (b s k t)n. A small grove; a thicket. [French, from Italian boschetto, diminutive of bosco, forest, of Germanic origin.] |
bosquet [ˈbɒskɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a variant spelling of bosket
Bosk, Bosquet, Bosket, Boscage a grove or plantation of shrubs or trees, 1737.
Examples: bosk of flowers, 1878; of holly, 1833; of laurel, 1833; of shrubs, 1737; of trees, 1737; of wildernesses, 1847.
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