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- Dictionarybush/bʊʃ/
noun
- 1. a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length: "a rose bush" Similar
- 2. (especially in Australia and Africa) wild or uncultivated country: "they have to spend a night camping in the bush" Similar
verb
- 1. spread out into a thick clump: "her hair bushed out like a halo"
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BUSH definition: 1. a plant with many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem…. Learn more.
1. a. : shrub. especially : a low densely branched shrub. b. : a close thicket of shrubs suggesting a single plant. 2. : a large uncleared or sparsely settled area (as in Australia) usually scrub-covered or forested : wilderness usually used with the. 3. archaic : a bunch of ivy formerly hung outside a tavern to indicate wine for sale. b.
bush in British English. (bʊʃ ) noun. 1. a dense woody plant, smaller than a tree, with many branches arising from the lower part of the stem; shrub. 2. a dense cluster of such shrubs; thicket. 3. something resembling a bush, esp in density.
A bush is a dense, woody-stemmed plant that grows much shorter and wider than a tree. You might plant a rose bush under your bedroom window. Your yard might be full of bushes of all sorts, from spiky-leafed holly to sweet-smelling gardenia — and you could also call them shrubs.
Define bush. bush synonyms, bush pronunciation, bush translation, English dictionary definition of bush. n. 1. A low shrub with many branches. 2. A thick growth of shrubs; a thicket. 3. a. Land covered with dense vegetation or undergrowth. b. Land remote from...
Definition of bush noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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BUSH meaning: 1 : a plant that has stems of wood and is smaller than a tree; 2 : a thick growth of hair or fur.
A bushy mass of vegetation, esp. ivy. risp 1567–1825. Originally: a bush, branch, or twig, esp. one used to catch birds. In later use (English regional): a stem of a climbing or scrambling plant. bush-tuft 1586–. frutex 1664–. A plant having a woody stem, but smaller than a tree; a shrub. scrub-tree 1749–.
a short, thick plant with a lot of branches: a rose bush. There was someone hiding in the bushes. the bush. wild parts of Australia or Africa where very few people live. Idioms. beat about the bush. (Definition of bush from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bush. in Chinese (Traditional) 植物, 灌木, 一片地…
