SHRUB


Meaning of SHRUB in English

I. ˈshrəb, especially Southern ˈsrəb 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

II. noun

Etymology: Arabic sharāb beverage

Date: circa 1706

1. : an aged blend of fruit juice, sugar, and spirits served chilled and diluted with water

2. : a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.