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 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>