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The German word for shrub is
Strauch





shrub

Plural

The plural of Strauch is Sträucher.

German Definition


shrub
     Busch, Strauch

Translations for shrub and their definitions

Busch ©
     n. bush, shrub
          Du musst mal den großen Busch im Vorgarten beschneiden. - You need to cut back that big shrub in the front yard.
     n. bushes, thicket, brush, scrub, copse (densely vegetated area with mainly smaller plants and some trees)
          Wir müssen uns hier nicht durch den Busch kämpfen: Da hinten ist ein Weg. - We don't have to battle our way through the bushes here: over there is a path.
     n. (informal, pejorative) boondocks, the middle of nowhere; a remote, rural area
          Wir sitzen hier irgendwo im Busch und haben keine Ahnung, wo wir lang müssen. - We're sitting here somewhere in the middle of nowhere and have no clue which way to go.
     n. (literary, dated, or regional) woodland, small forest, grove, wooded countryside
     Proper noun. surname, common


Strauch ©
     bush
     shrub


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