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Definition of shrub to in English English dictionary
shrub: A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base
shrub: 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
shrub: {v} to cudgel, bang, beat soundly
shrub: {n} a bush, a spirit with acid and sugar mixed
shrub: To lop; to prune
shrub: "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]
shrub: A woody, multi-stemmed plant Back to alphabetical list
shrub: A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root
shrub: low, woody plant with several permanent stems
shrub: An old-fashioned sweetened fruit drink, sometimes spiked with liquor Recipe: Old Southern Berry Shrub
shrub: A low-growing perennial plant with persistent woody stems and low branching habit
shrub: A woody plant species that is smaller than a tree Shrubs usually do not have a trunk
shrub: 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
shrub: Woody plant branching near the ground
shrub: A woody plant that produces no trunk but branches from the base
shrub: {i} perennial plant which has woody stems and branches and ranges in height from very low to the size of a small tree, bush
shrub: a small woody plant with several stems branching from the same root
shrub: A low growing perennial plant with a woody stem and a low branching habit
shrub: 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
shrub: 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
shrub: 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
shrub: A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it
shrub: low-growing woody plant with many stems rather than one trunk
shrub: 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
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
shrub: 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
shrub: A low-growing perennial plant with a persistent woody stem and low branching habit
shrub: a woody perennial plant differing from a tree by its low stature and having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground
shrub: Perennial plants usually with more than one low-branching woody stem and < 10 m tall
shrub: 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
shrub: A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root
shrub: a several-stemmed woody plant
shrub: 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