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bushes

The correct spelling is bushes.

How to pronounce bushes

/ˈbʊʃɪz/
noun

IPA: /ˈbʊʃɪz/

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The correct spelling is bushes. 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. For example: "bushes to support pea vines"

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bushes to support pea vines

Definition

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree.
  3. 3.A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself.
  4. 4.A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's.
  5. 5.The tail, or brush, of a fox.

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