flowering shrub

/ˌflaʊərɪŋ ʃrəb/

Other forms: flowering shrubs

Definitions of flowering shrub

1. noun

   shrub noted primarily for its flowers
   types:

   Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii, bird of paradise, poinciana

   a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

   Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Poinciana pulcherrima, flamboyant tree, paradise flower, pride of barbados

   tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

   Alpine golden chain, Laburnum alpinum, Scotch laburnum

   an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum

   Laburnum anagyroides, common laburnum, golden chain, golden rain

   an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations

   Asiatic sweetleaf, Symplocus paniculata, sapphire berry

   deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems