Woody plants that are smaller than trees and have several main stems arising from the base.
From Old English 'scrybb' meaning 'shrubbery' or 'brushwood', possibly related to Norwegian 'skrubb' (dwarf cornel tree). The word has remained relatively unchanged in meaning for over 1000 years.
Shrubs represent nature's middle ground - too big to be herbs, too small to be trees, they occupy the crucial ecological niche that provides shelter for wildlife and structure for gardens, making them the unsung heroes of both natural and cultivated landscapes.
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