noun

bush

bush, shrub

We planted a new bush in the garden.

We planted a new bush in the garden.

Don't beat around the bush.

Don't beat around the bush.

((a/the)) bush a woody plant smaller than a tree We planted a rose bush.

Synonyms: shrub, thicket.

From Old English 'busc', related to German 'Busch'.

Picture a small, woody plant in a garden. The idiom 'don't beat around the bush' is very common.

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