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shrub 1
(shrŭb)n.
A woody plant of relatively low height, having several stems arising from the base and lacking a single trunk; a bush.
shrub 2
(shrŭb)n.
A beverage made from fruit juice, sugar, and a liquor such as rum or brandy.
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shrub
(ʃrʌb)n
(Plants) a woody perennial plant, smaller than a tree, with several major branches arising from near the base of the main stem
[Old English scrybb; related to Middle Low German schrubben coarse, uneven, Old Swedish skrubba to scrub1]
ˈshrubˌlike adj
shrub
(ʃrʌb)n
1. (Brewing) a mixed drink of rum, fruit juice, sugar, and spice
2. (Brewing) mixed fruit juice, sugar, and spice made commercially to be mixed with rum or other spirits
[C18: from Arabic sharāb, variant of shurb drink; see sherbet]
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shrub1
(ʃrʌb)n.
a woody plant smaller than a tree, usu. having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.
[before 1000; Middle English shrubbe, Old English scrubb, scrybb brushwood]
shrub2
(ʃrʌb)n.
1. an appetizer of sweetened fruit juice, often topped with sherbet.
2. a drink of fruit juice, sugar, and alcohol.
[1740–50; < Arabic, metathetic variant of shurb drink; see sherbet]
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shrub
(shrŭb) A woody plant that is smaller than a tree, usually having several stems rather than a single trunk; a bush.
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| Noun | 1. |  shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stemsshrubbery - a collection of shrubs growing together Catha edulis - a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea ephedra, joint fir - jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds alpine totara, Podocarpus nivalis - low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains Chilean rimu, Lepidothamnus fonkii - about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile Dacridium laxifolius, Lepidothamnus laxifolius, mountain rimu - low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand Microstrobos niphophilus, Tasman dwarf pine - small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches barberry - any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries blue cohosh, blueberry root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides, papoose root, papooseroot, squaw root, squawroot - tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally hollygrape, holly-leaves barberry, Mahonia aquifolium, mountain grape, Oregon holly grape, Oregon grape - ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries Mahonia nervosa, Oregon grape - small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries allspice - deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States Chimonanthus praecox, Japan allspice, Japanese allspice, winter sweet - deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Benzoin odoriferum, Lindera benzoin, spice bush, spicebush - deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries pepper shrub, Pseudowintera colorata, Wintera colorata - evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits Myrica gale, Scotch gale, sweet gale - bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves wax myrtle - any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries Comptonia asplenifolia, Comptonia peregrina, sweet fern - deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers corkwood, corkwood tree, Leitneria floridana - very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood mimosa - any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves Anadenanthera colubrina, Piptadenia macrocarpa - Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia calliandra - any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers Lysiloma sabicu, sabicu - West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value black bead, catclaw, cat's-claw, Pithecellodium unguis-cati - erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida mesquit, mesquite - any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar Acocanthera oblongifolia, Acocanthera spectabilis, poison arrow plant, winter sweet - medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits Acocanthera oppositifolia, Acocanthera venenata, bushman's poison, ordeal tree - evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa Adenium multiflorum, Adenium obesum, desert rose, impala lily, kudu lily, mock azalia - South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics |
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shrub
noun
Shrubs
acacia, acanthus, arbutus, bilberry, blackcurrant, blackthorn, blueberry, bramble, briar or brier, broom, buckthorn, buddleia, camellia, caper, clematis, coca, cotton, cranberry, crown-of-thorns, daphne, dogwood, forsythia, frangipani, fuchsia, gardenia, gooseberry, gorse, hawthorn, heath, heather, honeysuckle, hydrangea, jasmine, juniper, laburnum, laurel, lilac, liquorice, magnolia, mistletoe, mock orange, myrtle, oleander, poinsettia, poison ivy, poison oak, potentilla, privet, pyracantha, raspberry, redcurrant, rhododendron, rose, rosemary, rue, strawberry, tea, thymeCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
شُجَيْرَةشُجَيْرَه، جَنَبَه
keřkeřík
busk
pensasvarpu
grm
runni
低木
관목
krūmynas
krūms
ker
grmgrmič
buske
พุ่มไม้
cây bụi
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shrub
(ʃrab) noun a small bush or woody plant. He has planted bushes and shrubs in his garden.
ˈshrubbery – plural ˈshrubberies – noun a part of a garden where shrubs are grown.
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shrub
→ شُجَيْرَة keř busk Strauch χαμόδεντρο arbusto pensas arbuste grm arbusto 低木 관목 struik busk krzew arbusto кустарник buske พุ่มไม้ çalı cây bụi 灌木Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009