shrub

Example Sentences

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On each spike, she’d speared a dried-up berry from the shrub near Deadwood River.

From Literature

Native trees like alder, spruce and rowan are interspersed with hawthorn shrubs.

From BBC

But he tried to play down the incident, saying the tree was no bigger than a shrub.

From BBC

Trees and plants are well-manicured: officials prune, shape and clear the shrubs regularly, and parks are governed by an elaborate rulebook that includes bans on activities like cycling, skating and kite-flying, depending on the park.

From BBC

An exterior sprinkler system can pump 40,000 gallons of water from giant tanks hidden behind the shrubs in the property’s yard.

From Los Angeles Times