greenwood
Newly felled wood
Greenwood is a forest or woodland in full leaf, when trees are green and flourishing.
The word is literary and somewhat archaic, evoking the lush forests of medieval romance and ballad: Robin Hood and his merry men dwelt in the greenwood.
It suggests a wild, natural place apart from civilization.
Small stand of trees
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- copseSmall group of trees
- gladeWoodland's open space
- canopyOverhead protective covering
underbrush · trees · oak · pine · deciduous · coniferous · flora · fauna
Richly abundant in growth
- leafyHaving abundant foliage
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- emeraldGreen precious beryl
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
canopy · chlorophyll · saplings · spring · flourishing · thriving · arboreal · pastoral
Lacking flavor or experience
- lumberSawn wood for building
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- logsCut wood sections
sawmill · planks · beams · hardwood · softwood · grain · curing · drying
Fabled English woodland
- outlawFugitive from justice
- balladNarrative poem or song
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
archer · refuge · sanctuary · hideout · yeoman · friar · minstrel · hunting
Biological self-repair process
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
spring · awakening · vitality · flourishing · restoration · recovery · regrowth · sprouting
grove
Small stand of trees
canopy · underbrush · trees · oak · pine · deciduous · coniferous · flora · fauna · wildlife
lush
Richly abundant in growth
vibrant · canopy · chlorophyll · saplings · spring · flourishing · thriving · arboreal · pastoral · bucolic
unseasoned
Lacking flavor or experience
logs · sawmill · planks · beams · hardwood · softwood · grain · curing · drying · warping
Sherwood
Fabled English woodland
medieval · archer · refuge · sanctuary · hideout · yeoman · friar · minstrel · hunting · poaching
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
rejuvenation · spring · awakening · vitality · flourishing · restoration · recovery · regrowth · sprouting · budding
- Robin HoodRobin Hood, Friar Tuck, Little John, Maid Marian, Sheriff of Nottingham
- forest loreenchanted forests, sacred groves, forest spirits, talking trees, forest paths
- pastoralshepherds, shepherd, shepherdess, flocks, meadows
- green woodworkingbodger, drawknife, cleaving, riving, chairmaking
- forest featurespine trees, redwoods, old-growth forest, oak trees, sequoias
- Historic ForestsSherwood Forest, Black Forest, Teutoburg Forest, Ardennes, Fontainebleau