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bush

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Main Entry:
1bush 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈbsh\
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 plant2: a large uncleared or sparsely settled area (as in Australia) usually scrub-covered or forested : wilderness —usually used with the3 aarchaic : a bunch of ivy formerly hung outside a tavern to indicate wine for sale bobsolete : tavern c: advertising <good wine needs no bush — Shakespeare>4: a bushy tuft or mass <a bush of hair> ; especially : 2brush 2a5: minor league —usually used in plural <spent ten years in the bushes>
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