woodlands

noun

Definition of woodlandsnext
plural of woodland
as in forests
a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland

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Recent Examples of woodlands While mammoths were adapted to cold, open tundras and the grasslands of Europe, North America and Asia during the Ice Age, mastodons were found in woodlands and swampy areas across Central and North America. — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 It is inspired by native fungi foraged from the ancient woodlands in the British Cotswolds and captures the fresh feeling one gets when walking in the woods in autumn. — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 This blight changed the makeup of woodlands — and holiday habits — forever. — Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024

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