: a low usually several-stemmed woody plant
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: an aged blend of fruit juice, sugar, and spirits served chilled and diluted with water
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: a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The property, which now has no trees, will be landscaped with 15 trees (eight coast live oaks, four strawberry trees and three Aleppo pines), shrubs and groundcover, according to the report.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The invasive species have replaced native, more fire-resistant ecosystems in the region, turning shrub, brush and grass into kindling.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
In Denver, Jovanina’s Broken Italian calls on a cranberry-rosemary shrub as a defining flavor in its Neve Rosa (or pink snow in Italian), served via its tableside digestif cart.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
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Hawthorn berries grow on trees and shrubs native to Europe, North America and Asia.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The property, which now has no trees, will be landscaped with 15 trees (eight coast live oaks, four strawberry trees and three Aleppo pines), shrubs and groundcover, according to the report.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The invasive species have replaced native, more fire-resistant ecosystems in the region, turning shrub, brush and grass into kindling.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
In Denver, Jovanina’s Broken Italian calls on a cranberry-rosemary shrub as a defining flavor in its Neve Rosa (or pink snow in Italian), served via its tableside digestif cart.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Shrub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrub. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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