ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: buck (I) + brush
: any of various shrubby No. American plants that furnish browse for sheep, deer, and other animals: as
a. : either of two plants of the genus Ceanothus ( C. velutinus and C. sanguineus )
b. : buttonbush
c. : a low much-branched shrub ( Purshia tridentata ) of the Rocky mountain region
d. : a shrub ( Cornus femina ) of eastern No. America with white flowers and fruit
e. : buckbush 1