woodland.

Land covered by trees, often more open than a dense forest.

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Words that belong together

• ancient woodland
• mixed woodland

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The path curved through mixed woodland.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular woodland; plural woodlands. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.