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greenwood

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green·wood  (grnwd)
n.
A wood or forest with green foliage.
greenwood [ˈgriːnˌwʊd]
n
a forest or wood when the leaves are green: the traditional setting of stories about English outlaws, esp Robin Hood
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.greenwoodgreenwood - woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home"
timberland, woodland, forest, timber - land that is covered with trees and shrubs
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greenwood
n → grüner Wald


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No archer ever lived that could speed a gray goose shaft with such skill and cunning as his, nor were there ever such yeomen as the sevenscore merry men that roamed with him through the greenwood shades.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
We who walk the greenwood do many a wild deed, and the Lady Rowena's deliverance may be received as an atonement.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
--absent from the court which Nicolete held here in the greenwood.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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