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Woodland

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Wood·land  (wdlnd)
A city of north-central California west-northwest of Sacramento. It is a manufacturing center in an agricultural area. Population: 51,100.

wood·land  (wdlnd, -lnd)
n.
Land having a cover of trees and shrubs.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or constituting woodland.
2. Living, growing, or present in woodland: woodland flowers.

woodland·er (-ln-dr) n.

woodland [ˈwʊdlənd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry)
a.  land that is mostly covered with woods or dense growths of trees and shrubs
b.  (as modifier) woodland fauna
woodlander  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Woodlandwoodland - land that is covered with trees and shrubs
biome - a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
greenwood - woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home"
dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
riparian forest - woodlands along the banks of stream or river
silva, sylva - the forest trees growing in a country or region
tree farm - a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use

woodland
noun forest, trees, woods, wood the strip of woodland which bordered the stream
Translations
woodland [ˈwʊdlənd]
A. Nbosque m
B. CPDde los bosques
woodland [ˈwʊdlənd] nzone f boisée
woodland [ˈwʊdlənd]
1. nzona boscosa
2. adjdi bosco, silvestre

woodland [ˈwʊdlənd]
1. nzona boscosa
2. adjdi bosco, silvestre


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She was really a little gold-haired blue-eyed dryad, whose true home was a wild white cherry-tree that grew in some scattered woodland behind the old country-house of my boyhood.
Lured by the flowers and the shade and charmed by the songs of birds which invited to woodland paths and green fields, his imagination fired by glimpses of golden domes and glittering palaces in the distance on either hand, the Young Politician said:
From Woodland they swung west and south along the county roads to the fruit paradise of Vacaville.
 
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