Shrub

/ʃɹʌb/

Synonyms for "shrub" (91 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Noun(5 words)

alder azalea bayberry blackberry blackthorn box bramble briar brierbrier bushbroom bush caper cinchona

Strong matches (27)

coca coffee cranberry currant cut daphne elder forsythia frangipani fuchsia furze gardenia gooseberry gorse greasewood guava haw heatherhemp treehenna

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hibiscus holly huckleberry hydrangea

Noun(3 words)

fetterbush huckleberries hydrangeas

Related words (45)

indigo juniper jute laurel leatherleaf lilac magnolia manzanitamock orangemountain lilacmyrtle ninebark oleanderpersian berryphotinia plantpoison sumacprivetpussy willowrhododendron

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rose of sharonrosebay rosemary sage sagebrushsand myrtlescrub shrubbery sisalsnow wreathsnowberry spiraea sumac symplocos syringa tamarisk veronicawitch hazelyellowroot

Noun(5 words)

kawakalandscape shrubornamental bushpuckerbush scrub

Adjective(1 words)

woody plant

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More general

7 entries

cultivated plantligneous plantornamental plantplantplant communityvegetationwoody plant

More specific

7 entries

azalea boxwoodchaparral shrubforsythia rhododendron sagebrushscrub oak

Collocations

6 entries

drought tolerant shrubevergreen shrubflowering shrubhedge plantnative shrubornamental shrub

Inflections

1 entries

shrubs

Derivations

2 entries

shrubbery shrubby

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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I'm going to plant a shrub.

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I have a large shrub in my front lawn that needs to be trimmed.

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Can you help me replant this shrub?

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This shrub has to go.

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