Bocage

/boʊˈkɑʒ/ noun

A landscape feature consisting of dense hedgerows, trees, and shrubs dividing fields, common in rural Europe, especially France.

From French 'bocage' (from Latin 'bucus,' a small wood), referring to the characteristic patchwork of small fields divided by living hedges and trees that developed over centuries of agricultural practice.

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