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moita — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bush noun A woody plant with multiple stems, smaller than a tree.
  • shrub noun A woody plant smaller than a tree, usually with several stems growing from its base.
  • thicket noun A dense patch of bushes, shrubs, or small trees.

Senses

moita 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.
  • shrub A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
  • thicket A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.

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.

shrub — full definition

  1. noun A woody plant smaller than a tree, usually with several stems growing from its base.
  2. verb To plant or trim shrubs.
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