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arbrisseau

Definitions of arbrisseau
  1. noun
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    synonyms: buisson
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    câpre
    any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
    mauve
    any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
    coton, plant de coton
    erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
    bruyère
    a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
    airelle, myrtille
    any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries
    rhododendron
    any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
    canneberge
    any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
    myrtille
    any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
    arbuste
    creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
    bruyère australienne
    any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region
    jasmin
    any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
    lilas
    any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
    hélianthe, tournesol
    any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
    chanvre
    any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
    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
    séné
    any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
    genêt
    any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
    rose
    any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
    corme, sorbe
    any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
    cenelle
    a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
    chèvrefeuille
    shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
    sureau
    any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
    buis
    evergreen shrubs or small trees
    sumac
    a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
    hortensia
    any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
    groseille
    any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
    lavande
    any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
    piment
    any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
    euphorbe, épurge
    any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
    arbuste nain
    dwarf shrub
    arbuste à fleur
    shrub noted primarily for its flowers
    nerprun
    a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
    bruyère
    common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
    myrtille
    any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries
    myrtille
    erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
    myrtille
    erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
    airelle
    low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
    cannabis
    a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
    sureau
    a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
    cassis
    widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries
    poivre de Cayenne
    plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
    piment, poivron
    plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
    type of:
    plante ligneuse
    a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
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