Similar words
forêt
Worth distinguishing: a forêt (forest) is typically larger/wilder; bois (wood) can be a smaller woodland.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
bosque
bosque is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "wood."
Portuguese
madeira
madeira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "wood."
Practice
1 What does bois mean?
wood
2 Fill the gap: La table est en ___.
Full sentence: La table est en bois. (The table is made of wood.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches bois?
bois: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.