shrub

Example Sentences

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Although some savanna areas saw increases due to shrub growth, these gains were far too small to balance the losses.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Enrollment declines opened the door to maintenance staff layoffs, giving the invasive shrub the upper hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Oleandrin comes from Nerium oleander, a shrub that is deadly to humans; scientists warned the New York Times that the compound was not known to be safe.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

It describes the trees as "a slow-growing evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves".

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

On each spike, she’d speared a dried-up berry from the shrub near Deadwood River.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman