Simple meaning
What does Shrub mean?
A shrub is a smaller woody plant.
Dictionary definition
A small to medium woody plant.
Example sentences
Shrub in a sentence
easy
In class, we learned what shrub means.
medium
The science reading used shrub to explain a plant or nature idea.
hard
Knowing shrub helped us understand the passage more clearly.
Synonyms
Words like Shrub
plantRelated word in nature vocabulary.
natureNearby term used in school science contexts.
Antonyms
Opposite words
animalContrast with plant-focused meaning when relevant.
nonlivingContrast with living systems in context.
Word family
Shrub word family
Base word
shrub
noun
shrub
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does shrub mean?
Shrub means a shrub is a smaller woody plant.
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