Science Fair Project Dictionary
Shrub
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English
Pronunciation
- IPA : ʃɻʌb
- SAMPA : SrVb
- AHD : shrŭb
Etymology
- (Woody plant)
- From Old English schrob , Anglo-Saxon scrob or scrobb
- Akin to Norwegian skrubba the dwarf cornel tree
- (Liquor)
Noun
shrub (plural: shrubs )
- A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root.
- A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.
Derived terms
- semishrubby
- shrubbery
- shrubby
- subshrub
- undershrub
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