arbust

English

Etymology

Likely borrowed from French arbuste.

Noun

arbust (plural arbusts)

  1. (not attested in dictionaries) a bush, shrub
    • 1910, Archives of Ophthalmology, volume 39:
      One afternoon, she was in her garden cutting with a knife the sprouts of a shrub taller than a man; this arbust is known by the name of bellflower.
    • 2014, Laure Ducos, Importance of the traditional land-use and land-tenure systems of Waraka:
      that may also contain, timber, arbusts and other plants.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arbustum.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əɾˈbust/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ərˈbust/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /aɾˈbust/
  • (file)

Noun

arbust m (plural arbusts or arbustos)

  1. bush, shrub

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin arbustum through French arbuste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [arˈbust]

Noun

arbust m (plural arbuști)

  1. bush
    Synonym: copăcel

Declension

See also

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