bush

¹bush

noun, often attributive \ˈbu̇sh\

Definition of BUSH

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>

Origin of BUSH

Middle English; akin to Old High German busc forest

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with BUSH

Cush, mush, push, shush, squoosh, swoosh, tush, whoosh