brushwood
/ˈbrʌʃˌwʊd/
noun
- Small branches and twigs cut or broken off from trees or bushes, often used for fuel or as ground cover.
- The gardener piled the brushwood in a corner to dry out.
- They gathered brushwood to build a campfire for the night.
- A thick layer of brushwood covered the forest floor after the storm.
- A dense growth of small trees and shrubs; thicket.
- Birds nested safely in the tangled brushwood along the riverbank.
- The rabbit disappeared into the brushwood at the edge of the field.
- Hikers had to push through the brushwood to reach the clearing.
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