shrubby plant

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• shrubby — [[t]ʃrʌ̱bi[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A shrubby plant is like a shrub. ...a shrubby tree …   English dictionary

• Shrubby Cinquefoil — Dasiphora fruticosa subsp. floribunda Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Shrubby horsetail — Horsetail Horse tail , n. 1. (Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus {Equisetum}, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of {Equisetum}. [1913 Webster] 2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shrubby — shrub ► NOUN ▪ a woody plant which is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground. DERIVATIVES shrubby adjective. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• shrubby penstemon — noun low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems • Syn: ↑lowbush penstemon, ↑Penstemon fruticosus • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Penstemon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sensitive plant — 1. Also called humble plant. a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched. 2. any of various other plants that are sensitive to touch. [1650 60] * * *… …   Universalium

• rice-paper plant — [rīs′pā΄pər] n. a shrubby plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus) of the ginseng family: see RICE PAPER * * * ▪ plant  (species Tetrapanax papyriferum), shrub or small tree of the ginseng family (Araliaceae), native to southern China and Taiwan. It is the …   Universalium

• shrimp plant — noun : a widely cultivated tropical American shrubby plant (Beloperone guttata) of the family Acanthaceae having whitish flowers borne in spikes and protruding from overlapping broadly ovate reddish brown bracts * * * a small, sprawling shrub,… …   Useful english dictionary

• rice-paper plant — [rīs′pā΄pər] n. a shrubby plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus) of the ginseng family: see RICE PAPER …   English World dictionary

• curry plant — noun a small shrubby plant with narrow silver grey leaves, small yellow flowers, and a strong smell of curry. [Helichrysum angustifolium.] …   English new terms dictionary

• Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …   Wikipedia