3 entries under this word

Shrub

Shrŭb, n.

noun

[A-S. scrob, scrobb, scrybe.] A low, dwarf tree; a woody plant of a size less than a tree; a plant with several woody stems from the same root.

Gooseberries and currants are shrubs; oaks and cherries are trees. Locke.

noun

[See SIRUP and SHERBET.] A liquor composed of acid and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. SHRUBBED; p. pr. & vb. n. SHRUBBING.] To clear of shrubs. Anderson.