: a low usually several-stemmed woody plant
1
: an aged blend of fruit juice, sugar, and spirits served chilled and diluted with water
2
: a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
The simplest option is to drape some lightweight netting over your fruit trees or shrubs.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 24 May 2026
Usually the disease organisms are weaker types but able to affect older shrubs.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Your shrubs might include buttonbush, lead plant, hardy hydrangeas, ninebark and bottlebrush buckeye.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
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Noun
Thin shoots and branches of susceptible trees and shrubs during the winter months to promote better air flow to the interior of plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
The simplest option is to drape some lightweight netting over your fruit trees or shrubs.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 24 May 2026
Usually the disease organisms are weaker types but able to affect older shrubs.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Your shrubs might include buttonbush, lead plant, hardy hydrangeas, ninebark and bottlebrush buckeye.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shrub
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“Shrub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrub. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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