A dense thicket of trees or shrubs; a wooded or overgrown area, particularly used in southwestern U.S. and Spanish contexts.
From Spanish 'bosque,' ultimately from Latin 'boscus' (wood). The word entered English primarily through southwestern settlement and ranching vocabulary.
In the American Southwest, a bosque isn't just any forest—it specifically refers to the thick riparian forests along rivers in arid regions, like the famous bosques along the Rio Grande, which are ecological oases in the desert.
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