| Noun | 1. | shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branchesshrubbery - a collection of shrubs growing together Catha edulis - a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea ephedra, joint fir - jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds barberry - any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries allspice - deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States wax myrtle - any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries mimosa - any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves calliandra - any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers Lysiloma sabicu, sabicu - West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value mesquit, mesquite - any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods | |