bois

French

noun
Definitions
  • wood (material)
  • wood, woodland
  • antler
  • woodwind

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bois inherited from Old French bois, bosc inherited from Latin boscus, *buscus derived from Frankish *busk (bush) derived from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (bush, thicket, woods, forest, heavy stick).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*buskaz

Gloss

bush, thicket, woods, forest, heavy stick

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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