thicketization

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noun

An increase in the numbers of woody plants in a savanna or similar environment.

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Meanings

nounthicketization (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyAn increase in the numbers of woody plants in a savanna or similar environment.

Origin

From thicket + -ization.

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APA

thicketization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thicketization

MLA

“thicketization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thicketization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thicketization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thicketization.

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