shrub
1
[ shruhb ]
/ ʃrʌb /
noun
a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.
Origin of shrub
1
before 1000; Middle English
shrubbe, Old English
scrybb brushwood; cognate with dialectal Danish
skrub
OTHER WORDS FROM shrub
shrub·less, adjective shrub·like, adjectiveWords nearby shrub
Definition for shrub (2 of 2)
shrub
2
[ shruhb ]
/ ʃrʌb /
noun
any of various acidulated beverages made from the juice of fruit, sugar, and other ingredients, often including alcohol.
Origin of shrub
2
1740–50; < Arabic, metathetic variant of
shurb drink; see
sherbet
Example sentences from the Web for shrub
British Dictionary definitions for shrub (1 of 2)
shrub
1
/ (ʃrʌb) /
noun
a woody perennial plant, smaller than a tree, with several major branches arising from near the base of the main stem
Derived forms of shrub
shrublike, adjectiveWord Origin for shrub
Old English
scrybb; related to Middle Low German
schrubben coarse, uneven, Old Swedish
skrubba to
scrub
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British Dictionary definitions for shrub (2 of 2)
shrub
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/ (ʃrʌb) /
noun
a mixed drink of rum, fruit juice, sugar, and spice
mixed fruit juice, sugar, and spice made commercially to be mixed with rum or other spirits
Word Origin for shrub
C18: from Arabic
sharāb, variant of
shurb drink; see
sherbet
Scientific definitions for shrub
shrub
[ shrŭb ]
A woody plant that is smaller than a tree, usually having several stems rather than a single trunk; a bush.