American English pronunciation
How to pronounce shrub
IPA transcription: [ʃ'ɹʌb]
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Noun
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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".