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paperbush

paperbush noun: a bush in the family Thymelaeaceae, found in China and Japan, whose bark can be used to make paper.

Noun

paperbush (uncountable)

  1. A bush in the family Thymelaeaceae, found in China and Japan, whose bark can be used to make paper.

Origin of paperbush

From paper + bush.

Questions about paperbush

What does paperbush mean?
Paperbush means a bush in the family Thymelaeaceae, found in China and Japan, whose bark can be used to make paper.
What part of speech is paperbush?
Paperbush is a noun.

Words near paperbush in the dictionary

  1. paperboards
  2. paperbound
  3. paperbounds
  4. paperboy
  5. paperboys
  6. paperbush
  7. paperchain
  8. paperchains
  9. paperchase
  10. paperchases
  11. paperchip

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