noun
also hyrst ˈhərst
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English hurst, from Old English hyrst; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German hurst thicket, Old Irish crann tree, and perhaps to Greek prinos holm oak
1.
a. : a grove or wooded knoll — often used in combination in place names
Elm hurst
b. heraldry : a clump of trees
2. : a bank or piece of rising ground ; especially : a sandbank in a river