'Shrub' definitions:
Definition of 'shrub'
(from WordNet)
noun
A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems [syn: shrub, bush]
Definition of 'Shrub'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Shrub'
From: GCIDE
- Shrub \Shrub\, n. [OE. schrob, AS. scrob, scrobb; akin to Norw. skrubba the dwarf cornel tree.] (Bot.) A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shrub'
From: GCIDE
- Shrub \Shrub\, v. t. To lop; to prune. [Obs.] --Anderson (1573). [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'shrub'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alder,
- azalea,
- bayberry,
- blackberry,
- blackthorn,
- box,
- bramble,
- brier,
- brier bush,
- broom,
- bush,
- caper,
- cinchona,
- coca,
- coffee,
- cranberry,
- currant,
- daphne,
- elder,
- forsythia,
- frangipani,
- fuchsia,
- furze,
- gardenia,
- gooseberry,
- gorse,
- greasewood,
- guava,
- haw,
- heather,
- hemp tree,
- henna,
- hibiscus,
- holly,
- huckleberry,
- hydrangea,
- indigo,
- juniper,
- jute,
- laurel,
- leatherleaf,
- lilac,
- magnolia,
- manzanita,
- mock orange,
- mountain lilac,
- myrtle,
- ninebark,
- oleander,
- Persian berry,
- photinia,
- poison sumac,
- privet,
- pussy willow,
- rhododendron,
- rose of Sharon,
- rosebay,
- rosemary,
- sage,
- sagebrush,
- sand myrtle,
- scrub,
- shrubbery,
- sisal,
- snow wreath,
- snowberry,
- spiraea,
- sumac,
- symplocos,
- syringa,
- tamarisk,
- veronica,
- witch hazel,
- yellowroot