Shrub
Pronunciation : Shrub
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Ar. shirb, shurb, a drink, beverage, fr. shariba to drink. Cf. Sirup, Sherbet.]
Definition : Defn: A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Shrub
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. schrob, AS. scrob, scrobb; akin to Norw. skrubba the dwarf cornel tree.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Shrub
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To lop; to prune. [Obs.] Anderson (1573).
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913