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arbusto

Definitions of arbusto
  1. noun
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    synonyms: frutice, gnidio
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    efedra
    jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
    mimosa
    any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
    strofanto
    any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds
    cali, riscolo
    bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
    cappero
    any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
    cotone
    erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
    rosmarino
    bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan
    rododendro
    any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
    gelsomino
    any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
    ligustro
    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
    lillà, serenella, siringa
    any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
    fucsia
    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
    cipressina, tamerice
    any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
    canapa
    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
    brusco, pungitopo, rusco
    shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms
    ginestra
    any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
    indaco
    deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
    ginepro
    desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
    ginestra spinosa, ginestrone
    very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
    rosa, rosaio
    any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
    cotognastro
    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
    biancospino
    a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
    cardenia, gardenia
    any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
    caprifoglio
    shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
    sambuco
    any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
    bosso, bossolo, busso
    evergreen shrubs or small trees
    scotano
    any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus
    ortensia
    any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
    ribes
    any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
    lavanda, spigo
    any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
    paciulì
    small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
    peperone
    any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
    euforbia
    any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
    ricino
    large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
    camelia
    any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
    asciugatoio, the,
    a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves
    margherita
    perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
    genepì, genipì
    any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
    dragoncello, estragone
    aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia
    ibisco
    any plant of the genus Hibiscus
    erica, scopa
    common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
    azalea
    any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
    mirtillo
    erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
    mirtillo
    erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
    erba, marjiuana
    a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
    canapa
    source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber
    ginestrella
    small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
    avornello, avorniello, maggiociondolo
    an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
    prugnolo
    erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
    poinsettia, stella di Natale
    tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
    manioca
    cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
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