thick ‧ et /ˈθɪkət, ˈθɪkɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: thiccet , from thicce ; ⇨ ↑ thick 1 ]
a group of bushes and small trees SYN copse
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THESAURUS
▪ forest a very large area of land with a lot of trees growing closely together:
In 1500, most of the country was forest.
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the Black Forest in Germany
▪ woods ( also wood British English ) an area of land covered with a lot of trees, that is smaller than a forest:
Behind the house were the woods that we used to play in.
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Follow the path through a small wood.
▪ woodland an area of land that is covered with trees – used especially for describing the type of land in an area:
The site covers 74 acres of beautiful ancient woodland.
▪ rainforest a thick forest with tall trees, in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain:
Tropical rainforests are home to over half of the planet’s plant and animal species.
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the Indonesian rainforest
▪ jungle an area of tropical forest where trees and large plants grow very closely together:
the jungles of Borneo
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The palace was hidden for centuries in Guatemala’s dense jungle.
▪ grove a small group of trees, or an area of land planted with a particular type of fruit tree:
The temple was built in the centre of a small grove of trees.
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the olive groves of southern Spain
▪ copse /kɒps $ kɑːps/ a small area of trees or bushes growing closely together:
At the top of the field was a copse full of rabbits.
▪ plantation a large area of trees planted for their wood, fruit etc:
a rubber plantation
▪ thicket /ˈθɪkət, ˈθɪkɪt/ a small group of bushes, plants, or small trees growing closely together:
Tall bamboo thickets fringed the narrow river.