| Main Entry: |
bush |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
shrubs; woodland |
Synonyms: |
backcountry, backwoods, boscage, bramble, briar,
brush, chaparral, creeper,
forest, hedge, hinterland,
jungle, outback,
plant, scrub, scrubland, shrubbery, the wild, thicket, vine,
wilderness
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| Notes: |
bush and shrub are used interchangeably for relatively low woody perennials with many stems and branches that grow from a complex close to the ground; a tree is a woody perennial, usually taller, with branches starting higher up |
