Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shrub"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shrub \Shrub\, n. [OE. schrob, AS. scrob, scrobb; akin to Norw.
skrubba the dwarf cornel tree.] (Bot.)
A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with
several stems from the same root.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shrub \Shrub\, v. t.
To lop; to prune. [Obs.] --Anderson (1573).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shrub \Shrub\, n. [Ar. shirb, shurb, a drink, beverage, fr.
shariba to drink. Cf. {Sirup}, {Sherbet}.]
A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice,
and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shrub
n : a low woody perennial plant usually having several major
branches [syn: {bush}]
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