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brushiness

  • a word derived from brush.
    brush
    noun
    an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
  • a word derived from brushy.
    brushy
    adjective
    resembling a brush, especially in roughness or shagginess.

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Of course, if cutting back is done, the shoots coming from near the amputation must be thinned out to prevent the brushiness your adviser properly objected to.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson