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Strauch

shrub; bush

noun SHTRAUKH Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Usage Note

Strauch denotes a woody plant smaller than a tree, with multiple stems from the base — distinguished from Baum (tree, single trunk) and Kraut (herbaceous plant). Common in garden planning: Zierstrauch (ornamental shrub), Fruchtstrauch (fruit shrub). Compound Gebüsch means a thicket of shrubs.

Examples

"Im Garten standen mehrere blühende Sträucher, die Hummeln und Bienen anlockten."

Natural Translation

Several blooming shrubs stood in the garden, attracting bumblebees and bees.

Literal Translation

In the garden stood several blooming shrubs that attracted bumblebees and bees.

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