jewbush

Questions about jewbush

What does jewbush mean?

jewbush means "low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties".

How many syllables are in jewbush?

jewbush has 2 syllables and divides as jew-bush under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for jewbush?

Close synonyms include Jew-bush, Jew bush, redbird cactus, redbird flower, Pedilanthus tithymaloides. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jewbush a common word?

jewbush is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.