Shrub

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.4 Derived terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA : ʃɻʌb
• SAMPA : SrVb
• AHD : shrŭb

Etymology

• (Woody plant)
  • From Old English schrob , Anglo-Saxon scrob or scrobb
  • Akin to Norwegian skrubba the dwarf cornel tree
• (Liquor)
  • From Arabic shirb , shurb , a drink, beverage, شرب (shariba) to drink
  • Comparable to Sirup, Sherbet

Noun

shrub (plural: shrubs )

1. A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root.
2. A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.

Derived terms

• semishrubby
• shrubbery
• shrubby
• subshrub
• undershrub