noun
brushwood
Brushwood (noun) means Fallen branches and twigs from trees and bushes.
noun
1
Fallen branches and twigs from trees and bushes.
2
Small trees and bushes growing close together.
"Houses had been deserted, and the thick brushwood of the tropics had grown up over everything, obliterating the brief authority of man."
— R. B. Cunninghame Graham (1920)
"Mr. Greenshields was the contractor selected to build the embankment, and over a hundred thousand tons of marl and moss compacted with brushwood were used in its construction."
— W. R. Watson, Sankey Viaduct and Embankment (1952)
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Etymology
Formed from brush and wood.
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What is the meaning of brushwood?
"brushwood" (noun) means fallen branches and twigs from trees and bushes.
What is another word for brushwood?
Other words for "brushwood" include brush, thicket, coppice, copse.
What are the different meanings of brushwood?
"brushwood" has 2 main meanings: 1. Fallen branches and twigs from trees and bushes; 2. Small trees and bushes growing close together.
