Meanings
nountie bush (plural tie bushes)
plural tie bushes
- A toxic Asian shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, Wikstroemia indica, used as a source of fiber and as a remedy in traditional Chinese medicine.
Synonyms: Indian stringbush, bootlace bush, small-leaf salago
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA toxic Asian shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae, Wikstroemia indica, used as a source of fiber and as a remedy in traditional Chinese medicine.
Similar
Indian stringbushbootlace bushsmall-leaf salago
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 南嶺蕘花 /南岭荛花
- 南嶺蕘花 /南岭荛花 (nánlǐng ráohuā)shrub
Finnish Wikstroemia indica
- Wikstroemia indicashrub
Vietnamese niệt dó
- niệt dóshrub
Cite this entry
APA
tie bush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tie%20bush
MLA
“tie bush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tie%20bush. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tie bush,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tie%20bush.
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