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Meanings of shrub in English

Russian
кустарник
Portuguese
moita
Catalan
mata
Spanish
mata
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A plant resembling a small tree, but has no, and will never develop, a stem.

        кустарник
        Usage of shrub in English
        1
        He also bends a shrub, improving the area of his intended swing.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Not a tree or shrub relieved the rugged monotony of the landscape.
        Lost on the Moon; Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds
        3
        Leaning back in the carriage, she sat there like an uprooted shrub.
        The Chouans
        4
        A shrub in the Euphoribiaceae family that oozes a thick red sap.
        Wicked plants
        5
        Each held in his hand a shrub bearing different kinds of fruits.
        Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, a...
        6
        Somewhere near them in an early-flowering yellow shrub a bee droned softly.
        Short Stories of Various Types
        7
        It is a shrub but looks best grown as a herbaceous perennial.
        The Guardian
        8
        They moved amongst the new leaves of almost every shrub and tree.
        Two Summers in Guyenne: A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside
        9
        Already she was acquainted with every tree and shrub about the place.
        Anne of Green Gables
        10
        A very handsome erect shrub, which is extensively grown in tropical gardens.
        The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots / 16t...
        11
        I edged past a shrub so I could read the street sign.
        The cardturner
        12
        Even the touch of this shrub is poisonous, and produces violent swelling.
        Domestic Manners of the Americans
        13
        Tree and shrub altered their values and became transmuted to silver sentinels
        Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases / A Practical Handbook Of Pertin...
        14
        As yet this is an uncommon shrub, and allied to the Hydrangea.
        Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
        15
        All the animal which is oak walnut, oak shrub trees, oak butter.
        Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein / With Two Shorter Stories
        16
        And tomorrow we'll go inside that fogwood shrub you like so much.
        Sisterhood of Dune
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