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单词 god-bush
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Definition of god-bush in English:

god-bush

(also gad-bush)
noun ˈɡɒdbʊʃ
Jamaican
  • Originally: any of various tropical American mistletoes. In later use also: any of several other parasitic plants, including dodders (Cuscuta species) and the Eurasian mistletoe Viscum album.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From god + bush, so called on account of its (apparently miraculous) property of growing without being rooted in the ground.

Definition of god-bush in US English:

god-bush

(also gad-bush)
nounˈɡɒdbʊʃ
Jamaican
  • Originally: any of various tropical American mistletoes. In later use also: any of several other parasitic plants, including dodders (Cuscuta species) and the Eurasian mistletoe Viscum album.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From god + bush, so called on account of its (apparently miraculous) property of growing without being rooted in the ground.

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