WOODLAND
Dictionary entry overview: What does woodland mean?
• WOODLAND (noun)
The noun WOODLAND has 1 sense:
1. land that is covered with trees and shrubs
Familiarity information: WOODLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WOODLAND (noun)
Meaning:
Land that is covered with trees and shrubs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
timberland; woodland; forest; timber
Hypernyms ("woodland" is a kind of...):
biome (a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate)
dry land; earth; ground; land; solid ground; terra firma (the solid part of the earth's surface)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "woodland"):
greenwood (woodlands in full leaf)
jungle (an impenetrable equatorial forest)
rain forest; rainforest (a forest with heavy annual rainfall)
riparian forest (woodlands along the banks of stream or river)
silva; sylva (the forest trees growing in a country or region)
tree farm (a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use)
Instance hyponyms:
Black Forest; Schwarzwald (a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany)
Sherwood Forest (an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band)
