What does "brushwood" mean?

Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.

What is a synonym for "brushwood"?

Common synonyms include: brush, backlog, brush, bush, bushes, coppice.

Pronounced //ˈbɹʌʃˌwʊd//.

//ˈbɹʌʃˌwʊd// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. countable, uncountable
"His pupils assemble every evening before his tent; where, by the light of a large fire, made of brushwood and cow’s dung, they are taught a few sentences from the Koran, and are initiated into the principles of their creed."
2
a dense growth of bushes wordnet
3
Small trees and shrubs. countable, uncountable
"The river above Goet-accord becomes very narrow, being lined on each ſide with impenetrable bruſh-wood, like the river Cottica, between Devil's-Harwar and Patamaca; [...]"
4
the wood from bushes or small branches wordnet

"The young men of the neighborhood were collecting branches and brushwood under the oak trees."

From brush + wood.

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