Bushes
/ˈbʊʃɪz/
nounBeginner🔥Very CommonGeneral
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Definitions
1
A low, woody plant with many branches.
/ˈbʊʃɪz/
nounneutralBeginner
General
Plural of bush
The roses grew amongst the bushes.
💡 Simply: Small, many-branched plants.
More Examples
2
He hid in the bushes to watch the animals.
How It's Used
Gardening
"The gardener carefully pruned the bushes."
Wildlife
"The birds nested in the dense bushes."
From Middle English *busshe, from Old French *busche, from Vulgar Latin *buxum (boxwood tree).
The word 'bush' has long been associated with uncultivated land and has been used in literature for centuries to depict untamed landscapes.
Memory tip
Think of a bushy tail – lots of branches.
Word Origin
LanguageOld French
Original meaning
"bush, shrub"
thick bushesflowering bushestrim the bushes
Common misspellings
bushessbushes'bushez
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