[ʃrʌb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a woody plant which is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground


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Origin:
Old English scrubb, scrybb ‘shrubbery’; compare with West Flemish schrobbe ‘vetch’, Norwegian skrubba ‘dwarf cornel’, also with scrub

[ʃrʌb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a drink made of sweetened fruit juice and spirits, typically rum or brandy

- a slightly acid cordial made from fruit juice and water


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Origin:
early 18th century: from Arabic šurb, šarāb, from šariba ‘to drink’; compare with sherbet and syrup