Shrub Definition

shrŭb

shrubs

noun

shrubs

A low, woody plant with several permanent stems instead of a single trunk; bush.

Webster's New World

A woody plant of relatively low height, having several stems arising from the base and lacking a single trunk; a bush.

American Heritage

A drink made of fruit juice, sugar, and, usually, rum or brandy.

Webster's New World

An iced drink made with slightly acid fruit juice and water.

Webster's New World

A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

verb

(obsolete) To lop; to prune.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Shrub

Singular:

shrub

Plural:

shrubs

From Arabic شراب (shiraab, “a drink, beverage"), شرب (sháriba, “to drink"), akin to sirup, sherbet

From Wiktionary
From Old English schrob scrob, or scrobb; akin to Norwegian skrubba the dwarf cornel tree

From Wiktionary
From Arabic šurb a drink from šariba to drink śrb in Semitic roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old English scrybb sker-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old English scrybb sker-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition