shrub

Example Sentences

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Enrollment declines opened the door to maintenance staff layoffs, giving the invasive shrub the upper hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

Ibogaine is a psychoactive compound from the root bark of a West African shrub and has been used by Indigenous people for medical and spiritual purposes for hundreds of years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

A scruffy shrub fence that was in desperate need of trimming leaned all around it.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste