boscage Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bos"cage noun

Etymology

OF. boscage grove, F. bocage, fr. LL. boscus, buscus, thicket, wood. See 1st Bush.

Definitions

1. A growth of trees or shrubs; underwood; a thicket; thick foliage; a wooded landscape.
2. (O. Eng. Law) Food or sustenance for cattle, obtained from bushes and trees; also, a tax on wood.