brushwood

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brushwood

  • /ˈbɹʌʃˌwʊd/ US

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From brush + wood.

noun brushwoods

  1. countable, uncountable Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. His pupils assemble every evening before his tent; where, by the light of a large fire, made of brushwood and cow’s dung, they are taught a few sentences from the Koran, and are initiated into the principles of their creed.
  2. countable, uncountable Small trees and shrubs. The river above Goet-accord becomes very narrow, being lined on each ſide with impenetrable bruſh-wood, like the river Cottica, between Devil's-Harwar and Patamaca; [...]

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noun fallen branches and twigs

Españolbroza
日本語柴 shiba
中文柴 chái
Portuguêscapim
Françaisbrindilles
DeutschReisig
Italianoramaglia
Русскийхво́рост xvórost, вале́жник valéžnik

noun small trees and shrubs

Españolsotobosque
中文矮林 ǎilín
Portuguêsmato
DeutschGestrüpp
Русскийза́росли zárosli, куста́рник kustárnik

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@misc{brushwood_2026,
  title = {brushwood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brushwood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}