The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brushwood \Brush"wood\, n. 1. Brush; a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs. [1913 Webster] 2. Small branches of trees cut off. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brushwood n 1: the wood from bushes or small branches; "they built a fire of brushwood" 2: a dense growth of bushes [syn: brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket]