Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 lawyerbush · IPA 01 n. A stout-stemmed trailing shrub (Rubus cissoides) of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth. 1. A stout-stemmed trailing shrub (Rubus cissoides) of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth. Syn. lawyer bush, bush lawyer, Rubus cissoides, Rubus australis.