'Shrub' definitions:

Definition of 'shrub'

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noun
A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems [syn: shrub, bush]

Definition of 'Shrub'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shrub'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shrub'

From: GCIDE
  • Shrub \Shrub\, v. t. To lop; to prune. [Obs.] --Anderson (1573). [1913 Webster]