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noun

das Gebüsch, -e

bush

Definition & meaning

Gebüsch refers to a collection of bushes or shrubs growing together. It describes an area covered with low-growing woody plants that are generally shorter than trees.

  • Primary meaning: A thicket or a patch of bushes.
  • Secondary meaning: In a broader or more poetic sense, it can refer to a dense, tangled growth of plants that obstructs passage or view.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Grammar: It is a neuter noun (das Gebüsch). The plural form is die Gebüsche.
  • Word origin: The word is derived from the German word Busch (bush). The prefix Ge- is a collective prefix in German, which often denotes a collection of items or a group of the base noun (similar to how Gebirge is a collection of Berge or mountains).

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

  • Lichtung (a clearing in a forest)
  • Wiese (a meadow, implying open space without dense bushes)

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Examples

Die Katze versteckt sich im Gebüsch.noun

The cat is hiding in the bushes.

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