thicket

//ˈθɪkɪt//
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Noun

thicketSingular
thicketsPlural
1

A dense group of bushes, shrubs, or small trees growing closely together.

The rabbit disappeared into a thicket of bushes.

2

A tangled or complicated mass or situation.

The lawyer had to navigate through a thicket of regulations.