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shrub in Tagalog

palumpong

/ˈʃɹʌb/

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shrub in Tagalog: palumpong, lantana. In English, shrub means a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

Tagalog words for shrub

woody plant
palumpong, lantana

English meaning of shrub

  1. noun A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
  2. verb To lop; to prune.
  3. verb To plant a shrub in a yard, garden, etc.; to prune a bush or other plant into a shrub.
  4. noun A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur.

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Questions about shrub in Tagalog

What is the meaning of shrub in Tagalog?
Shrub in Tagalog is palumpong, lantana.
Ano ang shrub sa Tagalog?
Shrub: palumpong, lantana.
What does shrub mean in English?
Shrub means a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

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