Shrub
Crossword Clue & Answers

26 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Easy Crossword

We found 27 answers for the crossword clue 'Shrub', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Shrub a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Shrub as an answer itself some 125 times.

Shrub is a single word clue made up of 5 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Easy Crossword' on Monday, 22 November 2021 with the answer being JUNIPER, but the most popular answer for this clue is ACACIA.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 22 Nov 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 19 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 6 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 15 Jul 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 13 Jul 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 29 Apr 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 11 Feb 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 20 Jan 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 28 Dec 2020
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 21 Dec 2020

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Shrub', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Shrub' and give you a hint.

• A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Anagrams

We found 1 anagrams for the word 'Shrub'.

• brush Contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

RUE
(French) a street or road in France

4 Letters

ALOE
Succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

BUSH
Hair growing in the pubic area

TREE
English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

5 Letters

BRIAR
A pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath

BRUSH
Contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"

ELDER
A person who is older than you are

ERICA
Any plant of the genus Erica

FURZE
Very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

GORSE
Very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

HAZEL
A shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes

LILAC
Any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

ORACH
Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes

PLANT
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

YUCCA
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America

6 Letters

ACACIA
Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia

AZALEA
Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

PRIVET
Any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges

7 Letters

FUCHSIA
Any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti

HEATHER
Interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color

JUNIPER
Coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones

8 Letters

GARDENIA
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers

JAPONICA
Greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties

ROSEBUSH
Any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

9 Letters

MISTLETOE
Shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks

11 Letters

COTONEASTER
Any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits

12 Letters

RHODODENDRON
Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers