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woodland

[wood-land, -luhnd, wood-luhnd] / ˈwʊdˌlænd, -lənd, ˈwʊd lənd /
NOUN
land covered with woods or trees
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NOUN
forest
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Researchers from Nanjing Agricultural University and the University of Connecticut, publishing in Horticulture Research, explored this possibility using woodland strawberries.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

One of the most remarkable efforts at evidence synthesis I’ve come across was a Level 7 decision about a vulnerable population of woodland caribou in Canada’s Rocky Mountains.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Andy Gaunt, director of community interest company Mercian Archaeology Services, explained Sherwood Forest was a royal hunting area made up of woodland and heath, with well-used routes and small settlements within it.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Other sessions are planned, including on water pollution, while a visit to Fontainebleau woodland south of Paris is also scheduled Thursday as part of a session dedicated to forests.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

When the first Europeans arrived in the New World, there were perhaps 950 million acres of woodland in what would become the lower forty-eight states.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson