gallbush

noun

Etymology

From gall + bush.

  1. derived from *bʰuH- — “to grow
  2. inherited from *buskaz — “bush, thicket
  3. inherited from *busk
  4. inherited from *busċ
  5. inherited from bush
  6. compounded as gallbush — “gall + bush

Definitions

  1. The large gallberry plant (Ilex coriacea).

    • Water stood in the ditch the color of tea; it made a dark, mysterious mirror for the gallbush and towering cane.
    • Byrd is mistaken in identifying the gallbush as a buckthorn; as noted above, it is actually a North American species of holly (Ilex cariacea).
    • It conjured up a vista of arid wastes, of thorn and gallbush, of sharp-toothed prowling fands, of blood-seeking sting-whiffles that dropped noiseless from the sky to paralyze and feed upon their victims.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA