: 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, 28 Dec. 2025
This will reduce the size of the shrub while encouraging more flowers and fruit.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
Go too late, and you’re stuck with a shrub that smells faintly of dead needles and despair.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
The calendar says December, but for much of Colorado, the weather feels more like April... and that's causing some trees and shrubs to wake up far too soon.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Remove piles of leaves, sticks, and other yard debris, and trim tall grass, overgrown shrubs, and vegetation that can provide shelter.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
This will reduce the size of the shrub while encouraging more flowers and fruit.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
Go too late, and you’re stuck with a shrub that smells faintly of dead needles and despair.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
The calendar says December, but for much of Colorado, the weather feels more like April... and that's causing some trees and shrubs to wake up far too soon.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Shrub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrub. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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