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shrub (s̸hrub)

noun

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

Etymology: Early ME schrubbe < OE scrybb, brushwood, akin to scrub, Dan skrubbe

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shrub2 definition

shrub (s̸hrub)

noun

  1. a drink made of fruit juice, sugar, and, usually, rum or brandy
  2. an iced drink made with slightly acid fruit juice and water

Etymology: Ar sharāb, a drink: see syrup

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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