thicket

/ˈθɪkɪt/
noun
  1. A dense group of bushes, small trees, or other plants growing close together.
    • We had to push our way through a thicket of young pines.
    • The rabbit disappeared into a thicket of brambles.
    • Birds often build their nests deep inside a thicket for protection.
  2. A large number of things that are close together and difficult to get through or understand.
    • The report was a thicket of confusing numbers and legal terms.
    • He found himself lost in a thicket of bureaucratic rules.
    • The novel's plot is a thicket of twists and subplots.
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