arbrisseau — meaning in English

English meaning

• bush noun A woody plant with multiple stems, smaller than a tree.
• sapling noun A young tree, past the seedling stage but still slender and immature.
• shrub noun A woody plant smaller than a tree, usually with several stems growing from its base.

Senses

arbrisseau is used for these senses in English:

• bush (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.
• sapling A young tree, larger than a seedling.
• shrub A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

bush — full definition

1. noun A woody plant with multiple stems, smaller than a tree.
2. noun Wild, uncultivated land covered in natural vegetation, especially in Australia or Africa.
3. adjective Amateurish or not up to professional standard.

sapling — full definition

1. noun A young tree, past the seedling stage but still slender and immature.
2. noun A young person, especially a boy approaching adulthood.

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