1 [C] a plant that grows thickly with several hard stems coming up from the root:
a rose bush * holly bushes
compareTREE
2 [C] a thing that looks like a bush, especially an area of thick hair or fur
3 (often the bush) [U] an area of wild land that has not been cleared, especially in Africa and Australia
IDIOMS see BEATv., BIRD
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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