2. Noun. (context: southern US) A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bosque
1. bosk [n -S] - See also: bosk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bosque
Literary usage of Bosque
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life Among the Apaches by John C. Cremony (1868)
"Dangerous Hunting at the bosque.—Dr. McNulty's Adventure. ... The Pecos for
twenty-five miles about the bosque Redondo is fringed for a half mile in depth, ..."
2. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"... bosque DEL APACHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEW MEXICO) bosque Del Apache—"Woods
of the Apache," named for Indians who once camped in the shade of ..."
3. Adventure Guide to Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2005)
"bosque Nuboso de Los Niños Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed
citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ..."
4. Spanish Exploration in the Southwest, 1542-1706 by Herbert Eugene Bolton (1916)
"DIARY OF FERNANDO DEL bosque, 16751 IN the province of Nueba Estremadura de ...
on the 30th day of April, 1675, I, Fernando de el bosque, lieutenant alcalde ..."
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