shrub
/ʃrʌb/noun
उच्चारण श्रब
झाड़ी
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a large plant that has several woody stems
झाड़ी
- Roses and hibiscus are shrubs.
- Neatly trimmed shrubs lined the garden path.
- The gardener planted a flowering shrub near the gate.
+ 2 more examples
- A thorny shrub grew along the fence.
- Jasmine is a shrub that gives a sweet fragrance in the evening.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
shrub: countable noun
A shrub is a countable plant; it is smaller than a tree and has several woody stems. The plural is shrubs, and shrubbery is the uncountable collective noun.
'Shrub' countable पौधा है; यह पेड़ से छोटा होता है और इसके कई कड़े तने होते हैं। Plural 'shrubs' है, और 'shrubbery' collective uncountable noun है।
- There are several flowering shrubs in the garden.
- The shrubbery was cut back in winter.
shrub vs. bush vs. tree
A shrub is cultivated or low and woody; a bush is a thicker, wilder plant. A tree has a single main trunk.
'Shrub' नीचा और काष्ठीय पौधा है, 'bush' अधिक घना और जंगली पौधा है, और 'tree' का एक मुख्य तना होता है।
- A rose is a shrub, while a neem is a tree.
shrub + noun / noun + shrub
Common compounds include shrub layer and flowering shrub. In biology, the shrub layer lies between the trees and the ground.
Shrub layer और flowering shrub आम compound हैं। जीव-विज्ञान में shrub layer पेड़ों और ज़मीन के बीच की परत है।
- Birds nest in the shrub layer of the forest.
among / under / behind the shrubs
Use among for being in the middle of plants, under for beneath, and behind for hidden. These prepositions place a thing or animal near shrubs.
पौधों के बीच के लिए 'among', नीचे के लिए 'under' और छिपे होने के लिए 'behind' आता है।
- The cat hid behind the shrubs.
- Butterflies flew among the shrubs.
+Collocations 4
adjective + shrub
floweringthornyevergreendwarfwild
- The thorny shrub kept the goats out of the field.
verb + shrub
plantprunewatertrimuproot
- The gardener pruned the shrubs in spring.
shrub + noun
borderlayerrosegardennursery
- We bought a rose shrub from the nursery.
noun + shrub
desertgardenteahedgeflower
- The tea shrub is trimmed regularly to encourage new leaves.
“More examples 7
- Radhika planted a hibiscus shrub near the gate.
राधिका ने गेट के पास गुड़हल का पौधा लगाया।
- The desert is covered with low shrubs and thorny bushes.
रेगिस्तान नीची झाड़ियों और काँटेदार झाड़ियों से ढका है।
- The gardener trimmed the shrubs along the path.
माली ने रास्ते के किनारे की झाड़ियों की छँटाई की।
- The tea shrub grows well on the hills of Assam.
चाय की झाड़ी असम की पहाड़ियों पर अच्छी उगती है।
- A sparrow built its nest in a small shrub.
एक गौरैया ने एक छोटी झाड़ी में अपना घोंसला बनाया।
- Goats ate the leaves of the low shrub beside the road.
बकरियों ने सड़क किनारे की नीची झाड़ी की पत्तियाँ खा लीं।
- Radhika watered the new shrub every evening after school.
राधिका स्कूल के बाद हर शाम नए पौधे को पानी देती थी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The garden has many beautiful shrubbery.
✓ The garden has many beautiful shrubs.
Shrubbery is uncountable, so it cannot follow many; use the countable shrubs.
'Shrubbery' uncountable है, इसलिए 'many' के बाद countable 'shrubs' आएगा।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK, asked often: plants are classified by their stems into herbs (small plants with soft green stems, like tulsi and coriander), shrubs (medium plants with hard woody stems branching near the base, like rose and hibiscus) and trees (tall plants with a thick main trunk, like mango and neem); climbers need support to grow.
विज्ञान GK में अक्सर पूछा जाता है: पौधों को तनों के आधार पर herbs (नरम हरे तनों वाले छोटे पौधे, जैसे तुलसी और धनिया, शाक), shrubs (आधार के पास शाखाओं वाले कठोर काष्ठीय तनों वाले मध्यम पौधे, जैसे गुलाब और गुड़हल, झाड़ी) और trees (मोटे मुख्य तने वाले ऊँचे पौधे, जैसे आम और नीम, वृक्ष) में बाँटा जाता है; climbers (लताएँ) को उगने के लिए सहारा चाहिए।