[1720–30; bushy + -ness]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: berm, cordon bleu, fantail, stylus, syllabic-ness is a suffix attached to adjectives and participles, forming abstract nouns denotingquality and state. Other words that use the affix -ness include: crashworthiness, nothingness, preparedness, rockiness, wellness
Examples of 'bushiness' in a sentence
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Once they establish, pinch out the growing tips to induce bushiness.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Others are rather leggy and require pinching at 15cm tall to encourage bushiness.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
What, though, if you're not blessed with natural bushiness?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In the forest, the undergrowth those deer eat will return, restoring the natural bushiness of the woods.