A forest in full leaf, especially during spring and summer when the foliage is lush and green. The term often carries poetic or romantic connotations, evoking images of fresh, living woodland.
From Middle English, combining 'green' (from Old English 'grēne') and 'wood' (from Old English 'wudu'). The term became popular in medieval literature, particularly in ballads about Robin Hood and his merry men in Sherwood Forest.
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