Main Entry: ¹bush

Pronunciation: \ˈbu̇sh\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old High German busc forest

Date: 14th century

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 a archaic : a bunch of ivy formerly hung outside a tavern to indicate wine for sale b obsolete : tavern c : advertising <good wine needs no bush — Shakespeare>
4 : a bushy tuft or mass <a bush of hair>; especially : ²brush 2a
5 : minor league —usually used in plural <spent ten years in the bushes>