çali

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Definition of çali in Turkish English dictionary

shrub

A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base

A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur

To lop; to prune

"A woody, perennial plant differing from a perennial herb in its persistent and woody stem, and less definitely from a tree in its lower stature [size] and the general absence of a well-defined stem" [Society of American Foresters, 1998] The problem is that some species can grow as trees or shrubs depending on climate and site conditions Species we might usually consider a shrub can sometimes grow to tree size A good example is juneberry Usually a shrub, it can grow to heights of 50 feet and over a foot in diameter under the right conditions [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location]

A woody, multi-stemmed plant Back to alphabetical list

A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root

low, woody plant with several perma­nent stems

An old-fashioned sweetened fruit drink, sometimes spiked with liquor Recipe: Old Southern Berry Shrub

A low-growing perennial plant with persistent woody stems and low branching habit

A woody plant species that is smaller than a tree Shrubs usually do not have a trunk

A woody plant, usually with multiple stems, each of which has a dbh of less than three inches Shrubs are generally less than 20 feet tall at maturity

Woody plant branching near the ground

A woody plant that produces no trunk but branches from the base

{i} perennial plant which has woody stems and branches and ranges in height from very low to the size of a small tree, bush

a small woody plant with several stems branching from the same root

A low growing perennial plant with a woody stem and a low branching habit

a term used to describe a drink with a spirit base that contained orange or lemon juice It was made in large quantities and left to mature for a few weeks before being consumed

Shrubs are plants that have several woody stems. flowering shrubs. a small bush with several woody stems. Any woody plant that has several stems, none of which is dominant, and is usually less than 10 ft (3 m) tall. When much-branched and dense, it may be called a bush. Intermediate between shrubs and trees are arborescences, or treelike shrubs (10-20 ft, or 3-6 m, tall). Trees are generally defined as woody plants more than 20 ft (6 m) tall, having a dominant stem, or trunk, and a definite crown shape. These distinctions are not reliable, however; for example, under especially favourable environmental conditions, some shrubs may grow to the size of an arborescence or even a small tree

a slow maturing drink Fruit such as currants or citrus fruits and sugar are boiled or left to marinade until ready to sieve through a jelly bag, then mixed with brandy or rum, bottled and left 6-8 weeks to mature

A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it

Related Terms

çali bülbülü

(Tabiat Doğa) (kuş, Fam: karatavukgiller) [syn.: çali bülbülü, yelpaze kuyruklu bülbül] rufous bush robin

Hyphenation

ça·li