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wood·land I. \ˈ ̷ ̷_lənd, -ˌland, -ˌlaa(ə)nd\ noun Etymology: Middle English wodeland, from Old English wudulond, from wudu wood + lond land — more at wood, land 1. a. : land covered with woody vegetation : timberland, forest b. : a plot of wooded land managed or used in conjunction with a farm 2. or woodland green : a moderate olive green that is greener and darker than holly green (sense 2) and greener and slightly deeper than Lincoln green II. adjective Etymology: Middle English wodeland, from wodeland, n. 1. a. : of, relating to, or occurring in woodland < a shady woodland path > < woodland streams > b. : growing or living in woodland < woodland herbs > < woodland birds > c. : constituting or made up of woodland < large woodland areas > 2. usually capitalized : of or belonging to a cultural pattern extending over midwestern, eastern, and northeastern United States and Canada beginning about 500 B.C. and in some areas extending into historic times characterized by flexed burials, side-notched and stemmed projectile points made from cores, grooved axes, and pottery usually with a grit temper and in globular forms with conical or truncated base and no handles |