SHRUB

I. noun Etymology: Middle English schrobbe, from Old English scrybb brushwood; akin to Norwegian skrubbebær, a cornel of a dwarf species Date: before 12th century a low usually several-stemmed woody plant, II. noun Etymology: Arabic sharāb beverage Date: circa 1706 an aged blend of fruit juice, sugar, and spirits served chilled and diluted with water, a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water