noun
shrub
SHRUHB
noun
1
A woody plant smaller than a tree, usually with several stems growing from its base.
"They planted flowering shrubs along the front path."
verb
1
To plant or trim shrubs.
"The gardener spent the afternoon shrubbing the front border."
How to Use Shrub
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, bushy woody plant, distinct from a full-sized tree.
Common pairings
flowering shrub
trim the shrubs
Word Forms
shrubbed past tense, shrubbed past tense, shrubbed past tense, shrubs plural, shrubs plural, shrubs plural, shrubs singular, shrubs singular, shrubs singular
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Etymology
From Old English scrybb ("shrub, underbrush").