Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
jew-bush is a noun meaning "low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties". It carries one recorded sense.
low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for jew-bush come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.