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cottonbush

cottonbush noun: leafless bluebush, any of species Maireana aphylla of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, endemic to Australia.

Noun

cottonbush (uncountable)

  1. Leafless bluebush, any of species Maireana aphylla of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, endemic to Australia.

Origin of cottonbush

cotton + bush

Questions about cottonbush

What does cottonbush mean?
Cottonbush means leafless bluebush, any of species Maireana aphylla of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, endemic to Australia.
What part of speech is cottonbush?
Cottonbush is a noun.

Words near cottonbush in the dictionary

  1. cotton-wooly
  2. cottonade
  3. cottonades
  4. cottonball
  5. cottonballs
  6. cottonbush
  7. cottonclad
  8. cottonclads
  9. Cottone
  10. cottoned
  11. cottoned on

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