Plural of shrub
regular plural
The plural of shrub is shrubs.
Forms of shrub
| Singular | shrub /ˈʃɹʌb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shrubs |
| Countable | countable |
Shrubs in a sentence
- No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years — just shrubs and other low-lying vegetation.2024 September 27, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island”, in CNN
- The garden had a harmonious design, with flowers and shrubs complementing each other.From the entry harmonious
- Subshrubs, shrubs, trees and lianas are all woody plants.From the entry woody
- My most liked post is a quote tweet of the president's Arbor Day greetings in which I insinuated that shrubs should also have a holiday.From the entry quote tweet
- In fact, a railway lined with hedgerows and shrubs would be perfect for reliability and biodiversity.2025 October 1, Dr Neil Strong, “Managing linesides”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 15. From the entry hawthorn
Meaning of shrub
- noun A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
- verb To lop; to prune.
- verb To plant a shrub in a yard, garden, etc.; to prune a bush or other plant into a shrub.
Questions about the plural of shrub
- What is the plural of shrub?
- The plural of shrub is shrubs.
- Is shrub countable?
- Shrub is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shrub (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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