brushwood /ˈbɹʌʃˌwʊd/ noun2 •Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. •Small trees and shrubs.The river above Goet-accord becomes very narrow, being lined on each side with impenetrable brush-wood, like the river Cottica, between Devil's-Harwar and Patamaca; [...] — 1796 formsbrushwoods