Dictionary Definition
shrub n : a low woody perennial plant usually
having several major branches [syn: bush]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- , /ʃɻʌb/, /SrVb/
- Rhymes with: -ʌb
Noun
- A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root.
Synonyms
- bush (plant)
Derived terms
Translations
woody plant
Etymology 2
From shirb, shurb, a drink, beverage, شرب (shariba) to drink, akin to sirup, sherbet rfe arNoun
Translations
drink
Anagrams
Extensive Definition
shrub in Bulgarian: Храст
shrub in Catalan: Arbust
shrub in Czech: Keř
shrub in Danish: Busk
shrub in German: Strauch
shrub in Spanish: Arbusto
shrub in Esperanto: Arbedo
shrub in French: Arbrisseau
shrub in Galician: Arbusto
shrub in Italian: Arbusto
shrub in Hebrew: שיח
shrub in Georgian: ბუჩქი
shrub in Lithuanian: Krūmas
shrub in Hungarian: Cserje
shrub in Dutch: Struik
shrub in Japanese: 低木
shrub in Norwegian: Busk
shrub in Norwegian Nynorsk: Busk
shrub in Occitan (post 1500): Arbust
shrub in Polish: Krzew
shrub in Portuguese: Arbusto
shrub in Romanian: Arbust
shrub in Quechua: Thansa
shrub in Russian: Кустарник
shrub in Sicilian: Troffa
shrub in Simple English: Shrub
shrub in Slovenian: Grmovnica
shrub in Finnish: Pensas
shrub in Swedish: Buske
shrub in Ukrainian: Кущ
shrub in Walloon: Bouxhon
shrub in Chinese: 灌木
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Persian berry, 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, 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