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View synonyms for shrub

shrub

1

[ shruhb ]

noun

  1. a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.


shrub

2

[ shruhb ]

noun

  1. any of various acidulated beverages made from the juice of fruit, sugar, and other ingredients, often including alcohol.

shrub

1

/ ʃrʌb /

noun

  1. a woody perennial plant, smaller than a tree, with several major branches arising from near the base of the main stem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

shrub

2

/ ʃrʌb /

noun

  1. a mixed drink of rum, fruit juice, sugar, and spice
  2. mixed fruit juice, sugar, and spice made commercially to be mixed with rum or other spirits
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

shrub

/ shrŭb /

  1. A woody plant that is smaller than a tree, usually having several stems rather than a single trunk; a bush.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈshrubˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From

  • shrubless adjective
  • shrublike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shrub1

before 1000; Middle English shrubbe, Old English scrybb brushwood; cognate with dialectal Danish skrub

Origin of shrub2

1740–50; < Arabic, metathetic variant of shurb drink; sherbet
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shrub1

Old English scrybb; related to Middle Low German schrubben coarse, uneven, Old Swedish skrubba to scrub 1

Origin of shrub2

C18: from Arabic sharāb, variant of shurb drink; see sherbet
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Example Sentences

“If you look after the land well and take care of it, it lasts,” she explained, pointing to one of the shrubs.

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Heavy earthmoving equipment had been driven off road, large perennial shrubs were uprooted and an acre under active restoration was razed by bulldozer, the letters state.

It starts with the fuel modification zone — open space around the community that can be modified to reduce fire risk by replacing combustible vegetation with fire-resistant shrubs.

To call hanging banners on shrubs violence is a despicable distortion.”

Touring the campus in 1948, famed Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper described the property as “like a fabulous country club beautifully situated amidst gardens, oak trees, and all kinds of flowering shrubs.”

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