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shrub
1[ shruhb ]
noun
- a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.
shrub
2[ shruhb ]
noun
- any of various acidulated beverages made from the juice of fruit, sugar, and other ingredients, often including alcohol.
shrub
1/ ʃrʌb /
noun
- a woody perennial plant, smaller than a tree, with several major branches arising from near the base of the main stem
shrub
2/ ʃrʌb /
noun
- a mixed drink of rum, fruit juice, sugar, and spice
- mixed fruit juice, sugar, and spice made commercially to be mixed with rum or other spirits
shrub
/ shrŭb /
- A woody plant that is smaller than a tree, usually having several stems rather than a single trunk; a bush.
Derived Forms
- ˈshrubˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- shrubless adjective
- shrublike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrub1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrub1
Origin of shrub2
Example Sentences
“If you look after the land well and take care of it, it lasts,” she explained, pointing to one of the shrubs.
Heavy earthmoving equipment had been driven off road, large perennial shrubs were uprooted and an acre under active restoration was razed by bulldozer, the letters state.
It starts with the fuel modification zone — open space around the community that can be modified to reduce fire risk by replacing combustible vegetation with fire-resistant shrubs.
To call hanging banners on shrubs violence is a despicable distortion.”
Touring the campus in 1948, famed Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper described the property as “like a fabulous country club beautifully situated amidst gardens, oak trees, and all kinds of flowering shrubs.”
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