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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

/ ʃ°ùÊŒ²ú /

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

/ ʃ°ùÊŒ²ú /

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

/ ²õ³ó°ùÅ­²ú /

  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

  • ˈ²õ³ó°ù³Ü²úËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³ó°ù³Ü²úl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²õ³ó°ù³Ü²úl¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog 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 ²õ³ó²¹°ùÄå²ú, variant of shurb drink; see sherbet
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After the seeds have a chance to grow and energize the soil, the mature native shrubs and perennials will be planted, probably in mid-May, Rock said.

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These tours are all about gardens, works of art that mesh unusual flowers, shrubs and trees into elaborate quilts of fragrance, comfort and color.

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Further drone footage shows more than a dozen men scampering through shrubs towards the bridge.

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“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.

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