"woodlet" meaning in English

See woodlet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: woodlets [plural]
Etymology: From wood + -let. Etymology templates: {{af|en|wood|-let}} wood + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} woodlet (plural woodlets)
  1. (rare) A small wood; a thicket. Tags: rare Synonyms: bosk, copse, grove, thicket
    Sense id: en-woodlet-en-noun-bepRqX8K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -let

Inflected forms

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