Synonyms for shrub

Most common

bush · shrubbery

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

Related words

Phrases

shrub trimmer sea shrub tea shrub

Other spellings

shrab

Forms

Plural

shrubs → bushes, shrubberies…

Example sentences

• bush Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.
• shrubbery We're all going to be eaten by a monstrous talking shrubbery.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

bush¹

9 letters

shrubbery³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shrubbery³ = 3 syllables).