: a low usually several-stemmed woody plant
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: an aged blend of fruit juice, sugar, and spirits served chilled and diluted with water
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: a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
So, in this experiment, Roberts and her students cleared around two acres of grass and poison ivy and shrubs and just kind of weedy non-native species from a streamside that was on campus.
—Sophie McNulty, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
These shrubs grow 3 to 5 feet tall and up to 6 feet wide.
—Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
Try extending the surrounding landscape into more intimate communal areas with a mix of small trees and lush shrubs in containers.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 10 June 2024
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Noun
Prune evergreen hedges and shrubs into early summer but not beyond.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
So, in this experiment, Roberts and her students cleared around two acres of grass and poison ivy and shrubs and just kind of weedy non-native species from a streamside that was on campus.
—Sophie McNulty, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
These shrubs grow 3 to 5 feet tall and up to 6 feet wide.
—Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
Try extending the surrounding landscape into more intimate communal areas with a mix of small trees and lush shrubs in containers.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 10 June 2024
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“Shrub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrub. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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