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DictionarybushWoody plant
noun

bush

BUUSH/bʊʃ/

A low woody plant with many branches.

A low flowering bush spreads many branches beside the path.

A single low, leafy shrub with several woody stems emerging together at ground level and dividing into many visible branches; an irregular spreading crown distinguishes it from a single-trunk tree.
Etymology
bushOld Englishbush

The Old English plant name survives in the sense of a many-stemmed woody plant. The same word also expanded to mean uncleared country.

In context

Mount St. Helens Institute0:51
the stems of the bush the older stems are really purple color
Edible Berries of the Pacific Northwest | Black Raspberries

More examples

  • We planted three berry bushes along the fence.
  • The expedition spent a week in the remote bush.
  • The novel uses bush as an informal word for pubic hair.

Forms

bush · bushes

Similar words

shrub
A close botanical equivalent, without bush's country or hair senses.