American English pronunciation

How to pronounce shrub

IPA transcription: [ʃ'ɹʌb]

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Noun

  • a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Usage examples

  • It was hidden from sight by a mass of leaves and shrubs.
  • Shrubs started to grow in the garden after that family left town.
  • It was hidden from sight by a mass of leaves and shrubs.
  • There are hundreds of species, including herbs, shrubs or subshrubs.
  • It contains native evergreens, cultivated shrubs, groundcovers, and exotic trees.
  • They feed on shrubs, berries and roots.
  • They are at least large shrubs but some species grow into sizeable trees.
  • These plants are trees or shrubs.
  • Nashville warblers conceal their nests on the ground under shrubs.
  • Another commercially important example is stevioside, from the South American shrub "Stevia rebaudiana".