SHRUB


Meaning of SHRUB in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' shr ə b, esp Southern ' sr ə b

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English schrobbe, from Old English scrybb brushwood; akin to Norwegian skrubbe bær, a cornel of a dwarf species

Date: before 12th century

: a low usually several-stemmed woody plant

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