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236 words match “BUSH”

AMBUSHER n.
One lying in ambush.
AMBUSHMENT n.
An ambush. [Obs.] 2 Chron. xiii. 13.
BRAMBLE BUSH n.
The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together. He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes. Mother Goose.
BUTTONBUSH n.
A shrub (Cephalanthus occidentalis) growing by the waterside; - - so called from its globular head of flowers. See Capitulum.
CAPER BUSH; CAPER TREE n.
See Capper, a plant, 2.
CREOSOTE BUSH n.
A shrub (Covillea mexicana) found in desert regions from Colorado to California and southward through Mexico. It has yellow flowers and very resinous foliage with a strong odor of creosote.
EMBUSH v.
To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush. [Obs.] Shelton.
EMBUSHMENT n.
An ambush. [Obs.]
ENAMBUSH v.
To ambush. [Obs.]
HOBBLEBUSH n.
A low bush (Viburnum lantanoides) having long, straggling branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern United States. Called also shinhopple.
HOPPLEBUSH n.
Same as Hobblebush.
JEWBUSH n.
A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P. tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities.
MAYBUSH n.
The hawthorn.
POISON BUSH n. 3 definitions
The plant Myoporum deserti, often distinguished as Ellangowan poison bush or dogwood poison bush.
ROSEBUSH n.
The bush or shrub which bears roses.
SALTBUSH n.
An Australian plant (Atriplex nummularia) of the Goosefoot family.
SHAGEBUSH n.
A sackbut. [Obs.]
SPICEBUSH n.
Spicewood.
STAGGERBUSH n.
An American shrub (Andromeda Mariana) having clusters of nodding white flowers. It grows in low, sandy places, and is said to poison lambs and calves. Gray.
AGGREGATE v.
To amount in the aggregate to; as, ten loads, aggregating five hundred bushels. [Colloq.]
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