shrub

Definition of shrub in English English dictionary: 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; {v} to cudgel, bang, beat soundly; {n} a bush, a spirit with acid and sugar mixed; 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; low-growing woody plant with many stems rather than one trunk; 1 A woody plant that remains low and produces shoots or trunks from the base; not treelike nor with a single bole A descriptive term not subject to strict definition 2 A woody perennial plant differing from a perennial herb by its persistent and woody stem, and from a tree by its low stature and habit of branching from the base; a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches; A woody, perennial plant differing from a perennial herb in its persistent and woody stem(s), and less definitely from a tree in its lower stature and/or the general absence of a well-defined main stem For our purposes, shrubs were separated somewhat arbitrarily into tall and low shrubs as follows; A low-growing perennial plant with a persistent woody stem and low branching habit; a woody perennial plant differing from a tree by its low stature and having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground; Perennial plants usually with more than one low-branching woody stem and < 10 m tall; n A woody plant less than 10 meters in height on which there are abundant side branches and no real trunk Shrubs produce flowers and sides and may be evergreen or deciduous; A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root; a several-stemmed woody plant; A woody perennial plant differing from a perennial herb by its more woody stems and from a tree by its low stature and habit of branching from the base There is no definite line between herbs and shrubs or between shrubs and trees; all possible intergradations occur
shrub celery: The crisp, thick leafstalk of the celery plant; used as a vegetable, or eaten raw
flowering shrub: shrub noted primarily for its flowers
pepper shrub: evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits
poison shrub: shrub that can be harmful if touched or eaten
shrubs: woody plants that grow close to the ground and have several stems beginning at its base Bangs Field Trip
shrubs: plural of shrub
shrubs: Plants with large bushy foilage Often used as natural fences or screens
shrubs: A vegetation type where the dominant woody elements are shrubs which grow to a height of more than 50 cm and less than 5 metres on maturity The height limits for trees and shrubs should be interpreted with flexibility
shrubs: woody plants generally less than 7 meters in height Shrubs usually have multiple 'trunks' or stems
sweet shrub: Any of several North American deciduous shrubs of the genus Calycanthus, having opposite leaves, fragrant reddish-brown flowers, and many dry fruits enclosed in a cup

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Definition of shrub in Turkish English dictionary
strawberry shrub: strawberry bush

shrub

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şrʌb

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bush

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/ˈsʜrəb/ /ˈʃrʌb/

Etymology

[ 'shr&b, esp Southern ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Old English schrob scrob, or scrobb; akin to Norwegian skrubba the dwarf cornel tree

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