Defn: See Shrood. [Prov. Eng.]
SHRUB Shrub, n. Etym: [Ar. shirb, shurb, a drink, beverage, fr. shariba to drink. Cf. Sirup, Sherbet.]
Defn: A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.
SHRUB Shrub, n. Etym: [OE. schrob, AS. scrob, scrobb; akin to Norw. skrubba the dwarf cornel tree.] (Bot.)
Defn: A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root.
SHRUB
Shrub, v. t.
Defn: To lop; to prune. [Obs.] Anderson (1573).
SHRUBBERY
Shrub"ber*y, n.; pl. Shrubberies (.
1. A collection of shrubs.
2. A place where shrubs are planted. Macaulay.