: 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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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Between 2019 and 2022, the project planted 8,425 evergreen trees and shrubs in Louisville's south end.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
In Tennessee, property owners are responsible for maintaining trees, shrubs, and fences on their property.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Wind chimes rang out in the back yard, which brimmed with pointy succulents, low-lying shrubs, and a few small trees.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
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This means pruning to create an open shape and removing the buds so the shrub can focus on developing roots, stems, and leaves rather than fruit production.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Between 2019 and 2022, the project planted 8,425 evergreen trees and shrubs in Louisville's south end.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
In Tennessee, property owners are responsible for maintaining trees, shrubs, and fences on their property.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Wind chimes rang out in the back yard, which brimmed with pointy succulents, low-lying shrubs, and a few small trees.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Shrub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrub. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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