| alder |
a tree or shrub of the birch family that grows in mostly cool, damp areas and drops its leaves every year. |
| anil |
a shrub of the pea family that is native to the West Indies, and from which indigo is obtained, or the blue dye itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| arborvitae |
any of various evergreens having small cones and leaves of closely overlapping scales, often grown as an ornamental shrub or tree. |
| arbutus |
an evergreen tree or shrub of the heath family having broad dark green leaves and bearing clusters of pink or white flowers and small strawberrylike fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| aucuba |
an Asian evergreen shrub of the dogwood family that has variegated leaves and bears red berries. |
| azalea |
a shrub with dark green leaves and brightly colored flowers. |
| bayberry |
the fruit of this shrub or tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| birch |
a tree or shrub with hard wood and smooth bark that can be peeled off. |
| black raspberry |
a prickly shrub that grows in eastern North America and bears a dark purple berry. [1/2 definitions] |
| blackthorn |
a thorny European shrub with many branches, bearing white flowers and bluishblack, plumlike fruit. [2 definitions] |
| blueberry |
the shrub that produces this berry. [1/2 definitions] |
| box3 |
a hardwood evergreen shrub or tree used ornamentally. [1/2 definitions] |
| boxwood |
the hard, fine-grained, light yellow wood of the box tree or shrub, used for rulers, wood engravers' blocks, musical instruments, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| branch |
a woody part that grows out from the main body of a tree or shrub; limb. [1/6 definitions] |
| brier2 |
a shrub of southern Europe. The brier's woody root is used in making tobacco pipes. |
| broom |
a shrub with long, thin branches that bear white or yellow flowers. [1/3 definitions] |
| buckthorn |
an evergreen tree or shrub found in the southern parts of the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| bush1 |
a low plant with many woody branches; shrub. |
| button tree |
a West Indian tree or shrub that bears hard, button-shaped fruit and yields heavy, compact wood. |
| camellia |
an evergreen shrub or tree, native to Asia, with shiny leaves and large colorful blossoms. [1/2 definitions] |
| candleberry |
the fruit of this shrub. [1/2 definitions] |