thornbush

noun

thorn·​bush ˈthȯrn-ˌbu̇sh 

1

: any of various spiny or thorny shrubs or small trees

2

: a low growth of thorny shrubs especially of dry tropical regions

Examples of thornbush in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The video designers Yoav Dagan and Kirsti Cumming project long roads or startling landscapes of rock and thornbush onto the set, and the mood drifts hypnotically as Michael approaches total attunement with the earth. —Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1