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Etymology · Late Latin

boscus

3 English words descend from Late Latin boscus, most common first.

bosqueA gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse.
embossTo cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
boscageA place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.