English · Nature & Environment
shrub
/ʃrʌb/
[/ʃrʌb/]
small woody plant
Intermediatenoun
Definition
A low woody plant with several stems, smaller than a tree.
Example
They planted a neat row of flowering shrubs along the edge of the garden path.
They planted a neat row of flowering shrubs along the edge of the garden path.
Etymology
From Old English 'scrybb', brushwood.
How & Where It’s Used
Common in gardening and botany.