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shrub
noun
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Definition of shrub:

shrub (noun):
a low usually several-stemmed woody plant
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems.

Synonyms for shrub:

abelia
acalypha virginica
acocanthera oblongifolia
acocanthera oppositifolia
acocanthera spectabilis
acocanthera venenata
adam's apple
adenium multiflorum
adenium obesum
african hemp
allspice
alpine azalea
alpine totara
american angelica tree
american cranberry bush
american spicebush
amorpha
anadenanthera colubrina
anagyris foetida
andromeda
angel's trumpet
anthyllis barba-jovis
apalachicola rosemary
aralia elata
aralia spinosa
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Antonyms for shrub:

assembly
building
construction
edifice
erection
man-made structure
structure

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