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Busch — meaning in English

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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 coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
  • 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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