Definition of WOODLAND

woodland

Meanings

Plural: woodlands

Noun

  • land that is covered with trees and shrubs
  • Land covered with woody vegetation.
  • Land covered with woody vegetation.
  • A low-density forest.

Adj

  • Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.
  • Having the character of a woodland.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wodeland, wodelond, from Old English wuduland (“woodland; forestland; forest”), equivalent to wood + land. Compare West Frisian wâldlân, Dutch bosland, German Waldland, Icelandic skóglendi.
Eclipsed non-native Middle English salt (“woodland”), borrowed from Latin saltus (“woodland, forest”).

Scrabble Score: 13

woodland is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
woodland is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
woodland is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

woodland is a valid Words With Friends word