A shrubby plant, another name for gallberry or related holly species.
From gall + bush, descriptively naming the plant type by its visual appearance as a bushy growth, related to the gallberry.
Many plant names were created by simply combining descriptive words—this is why you'll find dozens of English plant names that follow the pattern of [adjective/noun] + [plant type].
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