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| chaparral |
a low, dense growth of shrubby oaks and brush, esp. in the American Southwest. |
| heath |
an area of wild, relatively flat, uncultivated land tending to favor only the growth of low, shrubby plants. [2 definitions] |
| heather |
any of several common low, shrubby, evergreen plants bearing clusters of tiny, pinkish purple, bell-shaped flowers. |
| hydrangea |
any of various shrubby plants that are grown for their large round or flat clusters of blue, pink, or white blossoms. [1/2 definitions] |
| rose of Sharon |
a shrubby plant having evergreen leaves and bearing large yellow flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| weigela |
any of various shrubby plants bearing funnel-shaped white, pink, or red flowers in clusters; weigelia. |
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