maquis.

1. Dense Mediterranean vegetation of evergreen shrubs and small trees.

2. French guerrilla resistance groups operating during the Second World War, especially from rural hiding places.

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Words that belong together

• dense maquis
• Mediterranean maquis

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The path disappeared into dense maquis.

Resinous scents rose from the maquis in the afternoon heat.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Usually uncountable or collective; resistance sense commonly the maquis. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.