bois

Definitions of bois
  1. noun
    a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head
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    driver
    a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
    type of:
    club, club de golf
    golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
  2. noun
    the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
    synonyms: forêt
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    bosquet, futaie
    a small growth of trees without underbrush
    forêt tropicale
    a forest with heavy annual rainfall
    forêt vierge
    forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
    type of:
    flore
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
  3. noun
    the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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    pin
    straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
    cyprès
    wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
    bois de chêne
    the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
    bûche
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
    pin, sapin
    wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
    type of:
    matière végétale
    material derived from plants
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