ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. or sugar grove
a. : a grove or collection of sugar maples
b. : a woods in which sugar maples predominate — called also sugar orchard
2. usually sugar-bush
[translation of Afrikaans suikerbos ]
: any of several plants of the genus Protea ; especially : a southern African shrub ( P. mellifera )
3. usually sugar-bush : an evergreen shrub or small tree ( Rhus ovata ) of the southwestern United States with reddish yellow flowers in dense spikes and glandular hairy fruits