shrub
noun
[ ʃrʌb ]
• a woody plant which is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground.
Origin:
Old English scrubb, scrybb ‘shrubbery’; compare with West Flemish schrobbe ‘vetch’, Norwegian skrubba ‘dwarf cornel’, also with scrub2.
shrub
noun
• a drink made of sweetened fruit juice and spirits, typically rum or brandy.
• a slightly acid cordial made from fruit juice and water.
Origin:
early 18th century: from Arabic šurb, šarāb, from šariba ‘to drink’; compare with sherbet and syrup.
