shrub meaning

• Noun: shrub  shrúb
  1. A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
     - bush

  Derived forms: shrubs

  See also: shrubby, shrublet

  Type of: ligneous plant, woody plant

  Part of: shrubbery

  Encyclopedia: Shrub

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  A woody plant with stems branching from or near the ground and, in general, smaller than a tree; a bush.

• flowering shrub:    Noun: flowering sh ...
• pepper shrub:    Noun: pepper shrub ...
• ringworm shrub:    Noun: ringworm shr ...

Examples

1. the flowering shrubs were a scarlet flame.
2. there are the blooming shrubs.
3. all the shrubs are in blossom.
4. she pitched forward and vanished among the shrubs.
5. antitranspirants are often used in transplanting certain trees and shrubs.