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Brushy vs Rushy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between brushy and rushy

is that brushy is having a similar texture to a fox's tail; bushy while rushy is abounding in rushes.

brushy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having a similar texture to a fox's tail; bushy.
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  • (Of the countryside) Having thick vegetation, larger than grass but smaller than trees.
  • * 2007 , National Parks, Alaskan meltdown: on the frontlines of climate change [https://archive.is/20130628092010/www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21977629_ITM]:
  • Alaska and the national park sites in our northern-most state are showing dramatic signs of global climate change. Melting permafrost and glaciers, eroding coastlines, and insect invasions all point to warming temperature trends.
    Throughout much of northern Alaska, tundra is becoming brushier and giving way to forest.

    rushy

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (of a marsh etc) abounding in rushes
  • having the characteristics of a rush; rushlike
  • Synonyms

    * juncaceous * juncous