Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A grove of sugar maples used as a source of maple syrup or maple sugar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
sugar-orchard . - noun See
Protea . - noun A pretty, flowering shrub, Leucadendron melliferum, native to South Africa. Its flowers are surrounded by a large involucre, which contains a honey-like liquor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
evergreen shrub found in south-western United States of America - noun uncountable Forest dominated by
sugar maples or other maples tapped for sugar
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits
Etymologies
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sugar + bush
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john commented on the word sugar bush
A stand of sugar maples, used to make syrup.
October 13, 2007
reesetee commented on the word sugar bush
Pretty phrase.
October 13, 2007
colleen commented on the word sugar bush
Also called a sap bush in some parts.
October 13, 2007
reesetee commented on the word sugar bush
Or sugar orchard, yes?
October 13, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word sugar bush
Really? Oh..... well, that's not how I first heard it, but OK!
October 14, 2007
reesetee commented on the word sugar bush
Which one do you mean? Sugar bush, sap bush, or sugar orchard?
October 14, 2007