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shrub1

Syllabification: (shrub)
Pronunciation: /SHrəb/
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Definition of shrub

noun

  • a woody plant that is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground.

Derivatives

shrubby

adjective

Origin:

Old English scrubb, scrybb 'shrubbery'; compare with West Flemish schrobbe 'vetch', Norwegian skrubba 'dwarf cornel', also with scrub2

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