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Shrubby meaning

  1. Of or resembling a shrub.
  2. Planted or covered with shrubs.

Synonyms of Shrubby

fruticose fruticulose woody plant ligneous plant

Using Shrubby

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or resembling a shrub. | Planted or covered with shrubs.
  • Useful related words include: fruticose, fruticulose, woody plant, ligneous plant.
  • In the example corpus, shrubby often appears in combinations such as: in shrubby, shrubby vegetation, more shrubby.

Context around Shrubby

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

aggressive 1× rare 1× usually 1×

Often after:

vegetation 2× mormon 1× habitat 1× arid 1× tree 1× variety 1× forms 1× crucifers 1× areas 1×

Sentence patterns with Shrubby

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a more shrubby variety of 1× agave and shrubby mormon tea 1× an aggressive shrubby tree that 1× challakere a shrubby arid oilseeds 1× forages in shrubby vegetation 1× in rare shrubby crucifers of 1× increase in shrubby habitat which 1× is usually shrubby with a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in migration it 1× steps away from 1× studies show that 1× the boundary between 1× the leaves are 1× the property originally 1×

Common sentence endings:

a conifer forest 1× coriaceous and evergreen 1× difficult to define 1× district of karnataka 1× food and nesting 1× in shrubby vegetation 1×

Words around Shrubby

Just before it in the word index:

shrubbery 37 shrub 87 shroyer 9 shrovetide 6 shrove 23 shrout 2

Just after it in the word index:

shrubland 7 shrublands 7 shrubs 249 shrubsole 5 shrug 136 shrugged 175

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Shrubby

  • In this selection, "shrubby" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, aggressive, rare, usually, vegetation, mormon and habitat stand out and add context to how "shrubby" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a more shrubby variety of and agave and shrubby mormon tea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shrubby" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shrubby

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In migration, it is solitary and forages in shrubby vegetation. (10 words)

The boundary between columnar forms and tree-like or shrubby forms is difficult to define. (15 words)

Steps away from the springs, the desert reasserted itself: hedgehog cacti, spiky agave and shrubby Mormon tea. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Studies show that Sitka alder, a more shrubby variety of alder, adds nitrogen to the soil at an average of 55 pounds per acre (60 per ha) per year, helping convert the sterile glacial terrain to soil capable of supporting a conifer forest. (43 words)

The shrubby vegetation of the Puna is a poor source of heating fuel, and heating in Olaroz has depended for years on trucks that bring in firewood, provided by the provincial government. (32 words)

While a reduction in open habitat may be detrimental for rock ptarmigan, willow ptarmigan may benefit from an increase in shrubby habitat, which they rely on for food and nesting. (30 words)

Example sentences (11)

Steps away from the springs, the desert reasserted itself: hedgehog cacti, spiky agave and shrubby Mormon tea.

In migration, it is solitary and forages in shrubby vegetation.

While a reduction in open habitat may be detrimental for rock ptarmigan, willow ptarmigan may benefit from an increase in shrubby habitat, which they rely on for food and nesting.

It will be established in three years at Challakere, a shrubby, arid oilseeds town on the Bengaluru-Pune NH4 in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.

The property originally consisted of 25 acres of cedar swamp and 15 acres of overgrown tag alder, an aggressive, shrubby tree that prevented other forest types from thriving.

The shrubby vegetation of the Puna is a poor source of heating fuel, and heating in Olaroz has depended for years on trucks that bring in firewood, provided by the provincial government.

Studies show that Sitka alder, a more shrubby variety of alder, adds nitrogen to the soil at an average of 55 pounds per acre (60 per ha) per year, helping convert the sterile glacial terrain to soil capable of supporting a conifer forest.

The boundary between columnar forms and tree-like or shrubby forms is difficult to define.

The leaves are alternate (rarely opposite ), sometimes organized in basal rosettes ; in rare shrubby crucifers of Mediterranean their leaves are mostly in terminal rosettes, and may be coriaceous and evergreen.

The understory is usually shrubby, with a dense ground-layer of grasses, lilies, ferns and the like.

Vegetation along the escarpment varies in both form and density, with community structure ranging from dense woodlands to more shrubby areas with scattered trees.

Common combinations with shrubby

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shrubby" in a sentence?
An example: "Steps away from the springs, the desert reasserted itself: hedgehog cacti, spiky agave and shrubby Mormon tea." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shrubby" from authentic English texts.
What does "shrubby" mean?
Shrubby means: Of or resembling a shrub.
What are synonyms of "shrubby"?
Common synonyms of "shrubby" include: fruticose, fruticulose, woody plant, ligneous plant.
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