thicket

Vines, branches, and plants weave together into a thicket that is longer and thicker than the hull of the Taíno.

The four wolves and their passengers raced through dense thickets; they bounded over rushing streams and leaped over fallen trees.

This particular tunnel did not contradict the notion, for eventually the five explorers emerged into what seemed to be a dense, velvety soft thicket.

Eventually, though, she secures her newborn in the den and heads back to the bamboo thicket to feast—crucial for her own survival as well as her cub’s.

Museums trying to upgrade the security of historic buildings have to navigate a thicket of bureaucracy to secure permits.