evergreen shrub

collocation in English

meaningsofevergreenandshrub

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evergreen
adjective
uk
/ˈev.ə.ɡriːn/us
/ˈev.ɚ.ɡriːn/
An evergreen plant, bush, or tree has leaves for the ...
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shrub
noun
uk
/ʃrʌb/us
/ʃrʌb/
a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, grown ...
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(Definition ofevergreenandshrubfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An example of anevergreenshrubthat might, in particular circumstances, grow above that height, is a drimys.
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It is anevergreenshrubgrowing to tall.
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It is a smallevergreenshrub, up to 1mft 0 tall by 1.5mft 0 wide.
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It is an erectevergreenshrubgrowing to 60cm 0 tall by 100cmft 0 wide, with woolly grey-green leaves and bright yellow flowers in spring.
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It is anevergreenshrubgrowing to 5 m tall.
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This is an erectevergreenshrubgrowing up to 4 meters (12 ft.) tall.
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It is anevergreenshrubgrowing to 4m (12ft), with glossy serrated leaves and clusters of scented yellow flowers in summer.
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This 2-8mevergreenshrubhas narrow elongated leaves, large and strongly perfumed white flowers with a yellow center.
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Thisevergreenshrubgrows to a height of 30 to 100 centimeters with a spread of approximately the same dimension.
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It is large,evergreenshrub, reaching 2 m in height, with light green, spear-shaped leaves that are up to 12 cm long.
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Growing to 1.5mft 0 tall and broad, it is anevergreenshrubwith large, glossy, oval leaves up to 15cm 0 long.
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The plant is anevergreenshrubor small tree, growing to 5 m tall.
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It is a medium sizeevergreenshrubabout 90- 120 tall.
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It is anevergreenshrubfavouring both bogs and dry stony ground, seldom growing to more than 3.5 m high.
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Thisevergreenshrubreaches a height of about one meter.
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Bay cedar is anevergreenshrubor small tree, usually reaching a height of 1-2m ft and sometimes reaching 6m ft.
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It is a bushyevergreenshrubwith a compact habit, growing to 90cm 0 both in height and width.
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It is anevergreenshrubgrowing to 3-6 m tall, with stout, sparsely branched stems.
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It is a largeevergreenshrubgrowing to 4 m tall and wide.
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It is a largeevergreenshrubor small tree, grown commercially for its yellow fruit, and also cultivated as an ornamental plant.
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