We found 4 dictionaries that define the word not see the wood for the trees:

General (3 matching dictionaries)

1. not see the wood for the trees: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2. not see the wood for the trees: Merriam-Webster
3. not see the wood for the trees: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

4. not see the wood for the trees: Idioms

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