I. ˈshrəb, esp South ˈsrəb, dial ˈswəb noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English schrubbe, schrobbe, shrobbe, from Old English scrybb brushwood; akin to Norwegian skrubbe bær dwarf cornel
1. : a low usually several-stemmed woody plant — compare herb , tree
2. : carolina allspice
II. transitive verb
( shrubbed ; shrubbed ; shrubbing ; shrubs )
1. : to clear (ground) of shrubs
2. : lop , prune
shrub a tree
shrub a branch
3. : to plant (as a lawn) with shrubs
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Arabic sharāb alcoholic drink, beverage — more at syrup
1. : a beverage that consists of an alcoholic liquor, fruit juice, fruit rind, and sugar aged in crockery, glass, or wood and then strained and that is usually served iced and diluted with water and soda
rum shrub
2. : a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water
raspberry shrub