The American hazel is a large thicket-forming shrub, which sprouts very freely after cutting, and the foliage is generally dense. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948] Reference
North of this zone is the low Arctic, which is characterized by tundra vegetation in the strict sense (Fig. 7.17), consisting of communities of low, thicket-forming shrubs with sedges, tussock-forming sedges with dwarf shrubs, and mires in poorly drained areas. From Wordnik.com. [Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term] Reference
An attractive thicket-forming evergreen shrub from west coast of North America. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
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