thornbush

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a bush or shrub that bears thorns, spines, or other sharp projections

   A dense thornbush blocked the narrow path to the river.

A compound of thorn + bush. Thorn descends from Old English thorn, while bush entered Middle English as busch or busk from a Germanic source; together they straightforwardly name a bush armed with thorns or spines.

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