Big Woods

noun

A kind of temperate hardwood forest ecoregion found in western Wisconsin and south-central Minnesota.

OriginFrench Grand Bois →
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Meanings

nounBig Woods (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA kind of temperate hardwood forest ecoregion found in western Wisconsin and south-central Minnesota.

Origin

  1. FrenchGrand Bois
  2. EnglishBig Woods

Calque of French Grand Bois

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APA

Big Woods. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Woods

MLA

“Big Woods.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Woods. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Big Woods,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Woods.

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