shrub


Definition: Meaning of, shrub in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʃrʌb /

  • noun
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
shrub shrubs
[countable]
  1. a small bush with several woody stems
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shrub used in phrases

  • flowering shrub (noun)
    1. shrub noted primarily for its flowers
  • pepper shrub (noun)
    1. evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits
  • ringworm shrub (noun)
    1. especially of Americas tropical shrub having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
  • strawberry shrub (noun)
    1. hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers
  • strawberry-shrub family (noun)
    1. shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
  • sweet shrub (noun)
    1. hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers
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