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sugar bush

British  

noun

  1. an anacardiaceous evergreen shrub, Rhus ovata, of S California and Arizona, having pale oval leaves, spikes of yellow-tinged red flowers, and deep red fruits

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“The garden goes dormant in the summer but doesn’t die. Drought-tolerant plants are survivors. The sugar bush, toyon, manzanita, coffee berry, ceanothus and hummingbird sage hold their vivid green color year-round,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

A bouquet by Carol Petty of white sage, coral bells, Catalina currant, sugar bush, hollyleaf cherry and fragrant pitcher sage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Time is of the essence in the "sugar bush."

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2022

She also recounts episodes of driving out to a sugar bush, "an area where maple trees grow and syrup is tapped from them and processed."

From Fox News • Dec. 10, 2021

He had gone back and forth gathering sap from the sugar bush.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

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