shrub

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: shrŭb, IPA: /ʃɻʌb/, SAMPA: /SrVb/
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• Rhymes: -ʌb

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English schrob scrob, or scrobb; akin to Norwegian skrubba the dwarf cornel tree

[edit] Noun

shrub (plural shrubs)

1. A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

[edit] Synonyms

• bush (plant)

[edit] Derived terms

• semishrubby
• shrubbery
• shrubby
• subshrub
• undershrub

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Arabic شراب (shiraab), “‘a drink, beverage’”), شرب (sháriba), “‘to drink’”), akin to sirup, sherbet

[edit] Noun

shrub (plural shrubs)

1. A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.

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[edit] Anagrams

• brush