: a low usually several-stemmed woody plant
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: an aged blend of fruit juice, sugar, and spirits served chilled and diluted with water
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: a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Blue rings in trees and shrubs as indicators of early and late summer cooling events at the northern treeline.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The downy can forage for food on small branches of trees and shrubs that a large woodpecker like a red-bellied can’t.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Two years ago, a 1-acre property in suburban Altadena dotted with oak trees and shrubs became the first parcel of land returned to the Tongva people.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
With winter planting, dormant trees and shrubs can focus their resources on root establishment.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Blue rings in trees and shrubs as indicators of early and late summer cooling events at the northern treeline.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The downy can forage for food on small branches of trees and shrubs that a large woodpecker like a red-bellied can’t.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Two years ago, a 1-acre property in suburban Altadena dotted with oak trees and shrubs became the first parcel of land returned to the Tongva people.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Shrub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrub. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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