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# shrub

noun (a shrub, shrubs)

«shrub» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A woody plant smaller than a tree, with several stems growing from near the ground; a bush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrub/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and gardening, shrubs (lavender, rosemary, holly, hydrangea, gorse) are a plant group between small plants and trees. Gardens and parks have shrub borders; birds nest in shrubs. Phrases: «plant a shrub», «flowering shrub», «shrub border», «trees and shrubs».

### Examples

- Lavender is a shrub with purple flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrub/#x1)
- Birds built a nest in the shrub by the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrub/#x2)
- We planted shrubs along the school path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrub/#x3)
- A shrub has many woody stems, but a tree usually has one trunk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrub/#x4)
- The gardener trimmed the shrubs into round shapes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrub/#x5)
- Rosemary is a shrub that smells lovely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrub/#x6)
- It was a large shrub, completely covered with the most magnificent flowers in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrub/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Similar word: bush (more everyday). A group of shrubs: shrubbery. Trap: «shrub» vs «tree» — a tree usually has one main trunk and grows tall.

## In Jewish tradition

In science and gardening, shrubs (lavender, rosemary, holly, hydrangea, gorse) are a plant group between small plants and trees. Gardens and parks have shrub borders; birds nest in shrubs. Phrases: «plant a shrub», «flowering shrub», «shrub border», «trees and shrubs».

### Examples

- And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. (Torah GEN.21.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shrub/#x1)

### Note

Countable. Similar word: bush (more everyday). A group of shrubs: shrubbery. Trap: «shrub» vs «tree» — a tree usually has one main trunk and grows tall.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shrub» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrub/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shrub» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrub.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «shrub» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shrub/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shrub» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shrub.html) on Mova free.