buisson

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from French buisson.

    Noun

    buisson (plural buissons)

    1. A fruit tree trained on a low stem, the branches closely pruned.

    French

    Etymology

    Inherited from Middle French buisson, from Old French buison, buisson, boissun (“stand of wild shrubs”), diminutive of Old French bois, bosc (“area planted with trees”), from Frankish *bosk, *busk (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, thicket”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bɥi.sɔ̃/
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    Noun

    buisson m (plural buissons)

    1. bush
    2. brush, thicket (wild vegetation)

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Old French

    Noun

    buisson oblique singular, m (oblique plural buissons, nominative singular buissons, nominative plural buisson)

    1. alternative form of buison
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