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bitterbrush

bitterbrush noun: any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.

bitterbrush: any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America
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Noun

bitterbrush (usually uncountable, plural bitterbrushes)

  1. (usually) Any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.

Forms of bitterbrush

pluralbitterbrushes

Origin of bitterbrush

From bitter + brush.

Questions about bitterbrush

What does bitterbrush mean?
Bitterbrush means any member of the genus Purshia of flowering shrubs, native to western North America.
What part of speech is bitterbrush?
Bitterbrush is a noun.
What is the plural of bitterbrush?
The plural of bitterbrush is bitterbrushes.

Words near bitterbrush in the dictionary

  1. bitterants
  2. bitterbark
  3. bitterbarks
  4. bitterberry
  5. bitterbloom
  6. bitterbrush
  7. bitterbrushes
  8. bitterbush
  9. bitterbushes
  10. bittercold
  11. bittercress

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