shrub

Example Sentences

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In lower elevations, these grasses and small shrubs and plants will cure out, or die, by the heart of the dry summer season, when temperatures are persistently hotter.

From Los Angeles Times

The festival is a chance to learn more about the living art form of bonsai, in which ordinary trees and shrubs are miniaturized through techniques like pruning the roots or wiring the branches.

From Seattle Times

And then we’ll add a mix of colorful perennials with really great textures and put in some hardy shrubs that give it a lot of structure.

From Seattle Times

The beach, dune, grassland, shrub thicket, maritime forest and salt marsh habitats found at Cape Hatteras undergo constant change, and the landscape is a draw for many visitors.

From New York Times

The grasses can also kill “Joshua trees and a lot of the shrubs and the plants that are kind of holding down the fort in between the superblooms,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times