A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse. / (figuratively) A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract.

plural of thicket

(ecology) An increase in the numbers of woody plants in a savanna or similar environment.

Having thickets.

A tinamou, Crypturellus cinnamomeus.

plural of thicket tinamou

(law) A group of patents in a field of technology which collectively impede a party from commercializing its own patents or products in that field.

plural of patent thicket

A forested area of southeast Texas, between Beaumont and Nacogdoches.

Covered in thickets.