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1) a beautiful young woman; (in Greek or Roman stories) a young spirit living in woods etc (nymph)

2) (the woods of) a large tree with leaves that have lobed edges (oak)

3) a way made (across fields, through woods etc) by people walking (path)

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Meaning:
forest

(a large area of) land covered with trees; the trees growing there

area with a large number of trees

hardwood

heavy wood, e.g. oak, teak

trees, wood

hinterland

the areas of land away from the coast, especially when undeveloped

backcountry

outdoor

done, existing, used, outside a house or building

in the open air

outdoors

in the open air; outside

open air; nature

timber

wood prepared for use in building etc; trees that are growing and have wood suitable for building, carpentry etc; a piece of shaped wood forming a support

trees, wood

tree

a kind of tall plant with a strong, thick, wooden stem (trunk)

large plant enclosed in bark and shedding leaves

wood

(a particular kind of) the hard solid substance of a tree below the bark; an area of land covered with trees (not as big as forest)

forest

WOODS as in Wiktionary
WOODS as in Wikipedia