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What is "bush" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does bush mean in English? Meaning of bush definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "bush" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "bush": a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Noun

  • Meaning: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  • Synonyms: bush shrub
  • Hyponyms: abelia acalypha virginica acocanthera oblongifolia acocanthera oppositifolia acocanthera spectabilis acocanthera venenata adam's apple adenium multiflorum adenium obesum african hemp allspice alpine azalea alpine totara american angelica tree american cranberry bush american spicebush amorpha anadenanthera colubrina anagyris foetida andromeda angel's trumpet anthyllis barba-jovis apalachicola rosemary aralia elata aralia spinosa aralia stipulata arbutus ardisia crenata ardisia escallonoides ardisia paniculata argyroxiphium sandwicense aristotelia racemosa aristotelia serrata arrow wood artemisia aspalathus cedcarbergensis aspalathus linearis astroloma humifusum australian heath baccharis halimifolia baccharis pilularis baccharis viminea banksia barbasco barberry barilla bassia scoparia batis maritima batoko palm bauhinia monandra bean caper bean trefoil bearberry beauty bush belvedere benjamin bush benzoin odoriferum bird's-eye bush biscutalla laevigata bitter pea bitter-bark black bead black greasewood black haw blackthorn bladder senna blolly blue cohosh blueberry blueberry bush blueberry root box boxthorn boxwood bracelet wood brassaia actinophylla brazilian potato tree bridal wreath bridal-wreath bristly locust broom brugmansia arborea brugmansia sanguinea brugmansia suaveolens brunfelsia americana bryanthus buckler mustard buckthorn buddleia burning bush bush hibiscus bush honeysuckle bush poppy bushman's poison butcher's broom butterfly bush butterfly flower caesalpinia decapetala caesalpinia sepiaria cajan pea cajanus cajan california beauty california redbud calliandra camelia camellia camellia sinensis candlewood canella winterana canella-alba cannabis caper capsicum capsicum pepper plant caragana caricature plant carissa casava cassava castor bean plant castor-oil plant cat's-claw catclaw catha edulis catjang pea caulophyllum thalictrioides caulophyllum thalictroides cercis occidentalis cestrum diurnum cestrum nocturnum chalice vine chamaecytisus palmensis chamaedaphne calyculata chanal chanar chaparral broom chaparral pea cherry laurel chile hazel chile nut chilean firebush chilean flameflower chilean hazelnut chilean nut chilean rimu chilopsis linearis chimonanthus praecox chinese angelica chinese angelica tree chinese holly chiococca alba christ's-thorn christmas berry christmasberry chrysolepis sempervirens cineraria maritima cinquefoil clethra alnifolia clianthus climbing hydrangea coca coca plant codariocalyx motorius codiaeum variegatum coffee rose columnea colutea arborescens combretum bracteosum common flat pea comptonia asplenifolia comptonia peregrina conradina glabra consumption weed coral bush coralberry cordyline terminalis corkwood corkwood tree coronilla cotoneaster cotton cotton plant cotton-seed tree coville coyote brush coyote bush crampbark cranberry cranberry bush cranberry heath cranberry tree crape jasmine crape myrtle creosote bush crepe flower crepe gardenia crepe jasmine crepe myrtle croton croton tiglium crowberry crystal tea cupflower currant currant bush cushion flower cycloloma atriplicifolium cyrilla cyrilla racemiflora cytesis proliferus cytisus ramentaceus dacridium laxifolius dahl daisy bush daisy-bush daisybush dalea spinosa dalmatian laburnum daphne datura arborea datura sanguinea datura suaveolens day jessamine derris desert rose desert willow desmodium gyrans desmodium motorium devil's walking stick dhal diervilla lonicera diervilla sessilifolia dirca palustris dog hobble dog laurel dombeya dovyalis caffra dusty miller dwarf golden chinkapin east indian rosebay elder elderberry bush embothrium coccineum ephedra epigaea repens eriodictyon californicum eryngium maritimum erythroxylon coca erythroxylon truxiuense euonymus americanus euonymus atropurpureus european cranberry bush european cranberrybush fabiana imbricata false azalea false tamarisk feijoa feijoa bush fetter bush fetterbush fever tree fire bush fire thorn fire-bush firethorn five-finger flacourtia indica flame bush flame pea flannel bush flannelbush flat pea flowering hazel flowering quince flowering shrub fool's huckleberry forestiera forsythia fothergilla francoa ramosa frangipani frangipanni fuchsia furze gardenia gastrolobium gaultheria shallon geebung genista raetam geoffroea decorticans georgia bark german tamarisk glandular labrador tea glasswort glory pea goldenbush gooseberry gooseberry bush gorse governor plum governor's plum graptophyllum pictum greasewood grevillea grewia asiatica griselinia littoralis griselinia lucida ground-berry groundberry groundsel bush groundsel tree guelder rose guevina avellana guevina heterophylla guinea flower guinea gold vine hakea laurina hakea leucoptera hakea lissosperma halimodendron argenteum halimodendron halodendron hamelia haw hawthorn hazardia cana he-huckleberry heath hediondilla helianthemum hemp hercules'-club hermannia verticillata heteromeles arbutifolia hibiscus farragei hiccough nut hiccup nut highbush cranberry himalaya honeysuckle hoary golden bush holly-leaves barberry hollygrape honey bell honey-flower honeybells honeyflower honeysuckle horsebean hovea huckleberry huckleberry oak hydrangea ilex cornuta impala lily indian currant indian rhododendron indigo indigo plant indigofera tinctoria irish gorse jacquinia armillaris jacquinia keyensis japan allspice japanese allspice japanese andromeda japanese angelica tree jasmine jerusalem thorn joewood joint fir jujube jujube bush juneberry juniper juniper bush jupiter's beard kali kalmia kapuka kei apple kei apple bush kelpwort kidney wort kiggelaria africana kochia scoparia kolkwitzia amabilis kudu lily labrador tea lady-of-the-night lagerstroemia indica lambertia formosa larrea tridentata laurel cherry laurel sumac lavatera arborea lavender lavender cotton leadwort leatherleaf leatherwood ledum groenlandicum ledum palustre leiophyllum buxifolium leitneria floridana lentisk lepechinia calycina lepidothamnus fonkii lepidothamnus laxifolius leucothoe leucothoe editorum leucothoe fontanesiana leucothoe racemosa leycesteria formosa lilac lily-of-the-valley tree lindera benzoin loiseleuria procumbens lomatia lotus tree lupinus arboreus lycium carolinianum lyonia ligustrina lyonia lucida lyonia mariana lysiloma sabicu madagascar plum mahernia verticillata mahonia aquifolium mahonia nervosa maikoa makomako male berry maleberry mallow malosma laurina manzanita marlberry marmalade bush marsh tea mastic mastic tree matrimony vine mayflower medinilla magnifica melastoma malabathricum menziesia ferruginea menziesia pilosa mesquit mesquite microstrobos niphophilus milk thistle mimosa minnie bush minniebush mock azalia mock privet moose-wood moosewood moss locust mountain andromeda mountain azalea mountain devil mountain fetterbush mountain grape mountain rimu mucuna mule fat mutisia myrica gale myricaria germanica mysore thorn naranjilla native cranberry native holly native pear needle bush needle wood needle-bush needle-wood needlebush needlewood negro peach nero's crown new zealand wine berry night jasmine night jessamine ochna serrulata oleaster ordeal tree oregon grape oregon holly grape othonna pachouli paliurus spina-christi palma christ palma christi paloverde papoose root papooseroot parkinsonia aculeata patchouli patchouly pavonia pea tree pepper pepper bush pepper shrub petteria ramentacea phalsa philadelphus photinia arbutifolia pichi pickeringia montana pieris floribunda pieris japonica pigeon pea pigeon-pea plant pinckneya pubens pincushion hakea pink fivecorner pinwheel flower piptadenia macrocarpa pistacia lentiscus pitcher sage pithecellodium unguis-cati pixie pixy platylobium formosum playlobium obtusangulum plumbago europaea podocarpus nivalis pogostemon cablin poison arrow plant poison bush poison pea potato tree privet privet andromeda protea prunus cuneata prunus laurocerasus prunus pumila prunus pumilla susquehanae prunus spinosa prunus susquehanae pseudowintera colorata puka purple pea pyracanth pyracantha pyxidanthera barbulata pyxie quercus vaccinifolia radyera farragei raetam ramontchi rauvolfia rauwolfia red angel's trumpet red gram red shrubby penstemon redwood penstemon retama raetam retem rhododendron rhus laurina ribes grossularia ribes uva-crispa ricinus communis robinia hispida rock rose rockrose rooibos ropebark rose rose acacia rosebush ruscus aculeatus russian cactus russian thistle russian tumbleweed sabicu salal salsola kali salsola kali tenuifolia salsola soda salt tree saltbush saltwort sand cherry sand myrtle santolina chamaecyparissus sarcobatus vermiculatus sarcocephalus esculentus sarcocephalus latifolius schefflera actinophylla schizophragma hydrangeoides scotch gale screw tree sea eryngium sea holly sea holm semaphore plant senecio cineraria senna service tree serviceberry shadblow shadbush shallon shiny lyonia shrublet shumac silver-bush silverbush silversword slipper plant slipper spurge sloe smoke bush smoke tree solandra guttata solanum macranthum solanum quitoense solanum wrightii southern arrow wood sow thistle sparmannia africana sphacele calycina spice bush spiceberry spicebush spindle tree spindleberry spindleberry tree spiraea spirea spurge squaw root squawroot staff tree stagger bush staggerbush stephanotis stingaree-bush stinking bean trefoil strawberry bush streptosolen jamesonii strophanthus styphelia humifusum styphelia triflora styrax subshrub suffrutex sumac sumach summer cypress summer sweet sun rose sunrose swamp oak sweet bells sweet fern sweet gale sweet pepperbush switch-ivy symphoricarpos orbiculatus syrian bean caper tabernaemontana divaricate tagasaste tamarillo tamarisk tasman dwarf pine tea telegraph plant telopea oreades telopea speciosissima templetonia retusa thevetia neriifolia thevetia peruviana thorn apple three-seeded mercury ti tollon toyon trailing arbutus trapper's tea tree lupine tree mallow tree poppy tree tomato trumpet flower tumbleweed twist wood twistwood ulex europaeus umbrella tree undershrub velvet-leaf velvetleaf viburnum dentatum viburnum lantana viburnum opulus viburnum prunifolium viburnum recognitum viburnum trilobum viminaria denudata viminaria juncea wahoo waratah wax myrtle wayfaring tree weigela weigela florida west indian snowberry western redbud whin white alder white cinnamon tree white titi wicopy wild cinnamon wild peach wild rosemary wineberry winged pigweed winter hazel winter sweet wintera colorata witch alder witch hazel witch hazel plant woody pear wych hazel wych hazel plant xylomelum pyriforme xylosma xylosma congestum yellow oleander yerba santa yucca ziziphus jujuba ziziphus lotus zygophyllum fabago
  • Hypernyms: ligneous plant woody plant

    • Meaning of "bush": provide with a bushing

    Verb

  • Meaning: provide with a bushing
  • Synonyms: bush
  • Hypernyms: furnish provide render supply

    • Meaning of "bush": not of the highest quality or sophistication

    Adjective

  • Meaning: not of the highest quality or sophistication
  • Synonyms: bush bush-league
  • Similar: inferior

    • Meaning of "bush": a large wilderness area

    Noun

  • Meaning: a large wilderness area
  • Synonyms: bush
  • Hyponyms: outback
  • Hypernyms: wild wilderness

    • Meaning of "bush": dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

    Noun

  • Meaning: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
  • Synonyms: bush chaparral scrub
  • Hypernyms: botany flora vegetation

    • Meaning of "bush": 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)

    Noun

  • Meaning: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
  • Synonyms: bush dubya dubyuh george bush george w. bush george walker bush president bush president george w. bush
  • Instance Hypernyms: chief executive president president of the united states united states president

    • Meaning of "bush": United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)

    Noun

  • Meaning: United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)
  • Synonyms: bush vannevar bush
  • Instance Hypernyms: electrical engineer

    • Meaning of "bush": vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)

    Noun

  • Meaning: vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
  • Synonyms: bush george bush george h.w. bush george herbert walker bush president bush
  • Instance Hypernyms: chief executive president president of the united states united states president

    • Meaning of "bush": hair growing in the pubic area

    Noun

  • Meaning: hair growing in the pubic area
  • Synonyms: bush crotch hair pubic hair
  • Hyponyms: minge
  • Hypernyms: hair
  • Adjective: (horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category. 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, Mr. Pratt's Patients: I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, Mr. Pratt's Patients: I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.(slang, vulgar) A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's; loosely, a woman's vulva. 1749, John Cleland, Memoirs Of Fanny Hill, Gutenberg eBook #25305, As he stood on one side, unbuttoning his waistcoat and breeches, her fat brawny thighs hung down, and the whole greasy landscape lay fairly open to my view; a wide open mouthed gap, overshaded with a grizzly bush, seemed held out like a beggar′s wallet for its provision. 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 787: But no, the little pool of semen was there, proof positive, with droplets caught hanging in her bush.1749, John Cleland, Memoirs Of Fanny Hill, Gutenberg eBook #25305, As he stood on one side, unbuttoning his waistcoat and breeches, her fat brawny thighs hung down, and the whole greasy landscape lay fairly open to my view; a wide open mouthed gap, overshaded with a grizzly bush, seemed held out like a beggar′s wallet for its provision.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 787: But no, the little pool of semen was there, proof positive, with droplets caught hanging in her bush.A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree. bushes to support pea vinesA shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself. William Shakespeare If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 'tis true that a good play needs no epilogue.William Shakespeare If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 'tis true that a good play needs no epilogue.(hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.

    • Synonyms:

    shrubbery, plant, hinterland, scrub, wilderness, jungle, vine, backwoods, outback, hedge, forest, bramble, thicket, brush, backcountry, creeper, briar, scrubland, chaparral, boscage, the wild,

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