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shrub |
4 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: shrub n : a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches [syn: {bush}]
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