shrub
[*** \mathrm{shrub}^1] | SHrəb |
noun
低木, 灌木(かんぼく)〘根元付近から枝分かれする; 庭の生け垣用; →
tree 1,
bush 〙
DERIVATIVES
ORIGIN
[*** \mathrm{shrub}^2] | SHrəb |
noun
1. a drink made of sweetened fruit juice and liquor, typically rum or brandy.
2. North American a slightly acid cordial made from fruit juice and water.
ORIGIN
early 18th century: from Arabic šurb, šarāb, from šariba ‘to drink’; compare with sherbet and syrup.