Shrub — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃɹˈʌb/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃɹˈʌb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃɹˈʌb/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃɹˈʌb/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bush

Word Forms

shrubby	adjective	of or relating to or resembling a shrub
shrublet	noun	dwarf shrub
bushy	adjective	resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Strauch

eine niedrig wachsende, mehrjährige Pflanze mit meist mehreren Hauptstämmen

🇫🇷French

arbuste

une plante ligneuse vivace basse ayant généralement plusieurs tiges principales

🇪🇸Spanish

arbusto

una planta perenne leñosa baja que generalmente tiene varios tallos principales

🇮🇹Italian

arbusto

una pianta perenne bassa e legnosa che di solito ha diversi steli importanti

🇳🇱Dutch

struik

een lage houtachtige vaste plant die gewoonlijk meerdere hoofdstelen heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

arbusto

uma planta perene baixa e lenhosa, geralmente com vários caules principais

🇷🇺Russian

кустарник

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झाड़ी

एक कम लकड़ी वाला बारहमासी पौधा जिसमें आमतौर पर कई प्रमुख तने होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝোপ

একটি কম কাঠের বহুবর্ষজীবী উদ্ভিদের সাধারণত বেশ কয়েকটি বড় কান্ড থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

புதர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొద

తక్కువ చెక్కతో కూడిన శాశ్వత మొక్క సాధారణంగా అనేక ప్రధాన కాండం కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

झुडूप

कमी वृक्षाच्छादित बारमाही वनस्पती सहसा अनेक प्रमुख देठ असलेली

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝાડવા

નીચા વુડી બારમાસી છોડમાં સામાન્ય રીતે ઘણી મોટી દાંડી હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೊದೆಸಸ್ಯ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮರದ ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲಿಕ ಸಸ್ಯವು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹಲವಾರು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕಾಂಡಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റിച്ചെടി

സാധാരണയായി നിരവധി പ്രധാന കാണ്ഡങ്ങളുള്ള താഴ്ന്ന മരം നിറഞ്ഞ വറ്റാത്ത ചെടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਾੜੀ

ਇੱਕ ਘੱਟ ਲੱਕੜ ਵਾਲਾ ਬਾਰ-ਬਾਰ ਪੌਦਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਈ ਵੱਡੇ ਤਣੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھاڑی

ایک کم لکڑی والا بارہماسی پودا جس میں عام طور پر کئی بڑے تنوں ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灌木

一种低矮的多年生木本植物，通常有几个主茎

🇯🇵Japanese

低木

通常、いくつかの主要な茎を持つ背の低い木質の多年生植物

🇰🇷Korean

관목

일반적으로 여러 개의 주요 줄기를 갖는 낮은 목본 다년생 식물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cây bụi

một loại cây lâu năm thân gỗ thấp thường có nhiều thân chính

🇹🇭Thai

ไม้พุ่ม

เป็นไม้ยืนต้นยืนต้นเตี้ยๆ มักมีลำต้นหลักหลายต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

belukar

tanaman tahunan berkayu rendah biasanya memiliki beberapa batang utama

🇵🇭Filipino

palumpong

isang mababang makahoy na pangmatagalang halaman na karaniwang may ilang pangunahing mga tangkay

🇲🇾Malay

pokok renek

tumbuhan saka berkayu rendah biasanya mempunyai beberapa batang utama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شجيرة

نبات خشبي معمر منخفض عادة ما يكون له عدة سيقان رئيسية

🇮🇷Persian

درختچه

یک گیاه چند ساله کم چوب معمولاً دارای چندین ساقه اصلی است

🇹🇷Turkish

çalı

genellikle birkaç ana gövdeye sahip, alçak odunsu çok yıllık bir bitki

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׂיחַ

צמח רב שנתי עצי נמוך בדרך כלל בעל מספר גבעולים עיקריים

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The primary meaning of 'shrub' is 'a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems'.

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Using 'shrub' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shrub' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shrub' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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