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| blackberry |
the thorny bush that bears this fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| bush2 |
to provide with a bush or bushing. [1/3 definitions] |
| bush leaguer |
(informal) someone associated with a bush-league group or sphere of activity. [1/2 definitions] |
| bushranger |
in Australia, a bandit who lives in the bush. |
| bushy |
resembling a bush; thick and shaggy. [1/2 definitions] |
| greasewood |
any of various similar plants, such as the creosote bush. [1/2 definitions] |
| haw1 |
the fruit of a hawthorn bush or tree. |
| rosebush |
a bush that bears roses. |
| salmonberry |
a variety of raspberry bush found in the western United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| shoot |
a bit of new growth, as on a plant, bush, or tree. [1/19 definitions] |
| shrub |
a perennial plant, ranging in height from very low to the size of a small tree, and having woody stems that branch from close to the ground; bush. |
| tea |
an evergreen bush that bears white flowers and that grows primarily in China, Japan, India, and Sri Lanka. [1/7 definitions] |
| viburnum |
any of various shrubs or trees related to honeysuckle, such as the cranberry bush or snowball, that usu. have clusters of small white flowers and red or black berrylike fruit. |
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