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noun, feminine

broussaille

/bʁu.saj/

noun, feminine/bʁu.saj/plural: broussailles

broussaille is feminine in French.

undergrowth, scrub; bushes

“L’œil luisait sous les sourcils comme un feu sous une broussaille.” — The eye shone beneath its lashes like a fire beneath brushwood.

Related: débroussailler

From brosse (“brush”) + -aille.