shrub- root words — words with the shrub- root

The root shrub- comes from Old English scrybb, meaning shrub, brushwood. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including shrubbery. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the shrub- root

Explore words with shrub- — words containing the shrub- root and sharing its sense of "shrub, brushwood". Examples include shrubbery. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does shrub- mean?

The shrub- root means shrub, brushwood, from Old English scrybb. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.