shrub
Example Sentences
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A hawthorn is a shrub, often used in hedges, whose sharp thorns catch on intruders’ clothes or skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
But he tried to play down the incident, saying the tree was no bigger than a shrub.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Oleandrin comes from Nerium oleander, a shrub that is deadly to humans; scientists warned the New York Times that the compound was not known to be safe.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
Among these is Nitraria roborowskii Kom, a tough shrub that thrives in the harsh deserts of western China.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
On each spike, she’d speared a dried-up berry from the shrub near Deadwood River.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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