bois.
wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)
Meaning & usage
wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)
wood (wood of a particular species of tree)
wood, woodland (forested or wooded area)
antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs)
woodwind instrument, woodwind
wooden engraving, woodcut
wood (type of club)
hull
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Early Medieval Latin boscus (“grove”), borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.
inflection of boire: first/second-person singular present indicative
inflection of boire: second-person singular present imperative
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