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
- noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
- noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
- verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
- verb To touch something lightly while passing by.
bush — full definition
- noun A woody plant with multiple stems, smaller than a tree.
- noun Wild, uncultivated land covered in natural vegetation, especially in Australia or Africa.
- adjective Amateurish or not up to professional standard.