Busch — meaning in English

English meaning

• brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
• bush noun A woody plant with multiple stems, smaller than a tree.
• copse noun A small wood where trees are cut down near the ground from time to time so that new shoots grow back.
• shrub noun A woody plant smaller than a tree, usually with several stems growing from its base.

Senses

Busch is used for these senses in English:

• brush (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
• 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.
• copse Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.
• shrub A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

brush — full definition

1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

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.

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