shrub

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈshrəb 

 especially Southern  ˈsrəb

: a low usually several-stemmed woody plant

shrub-like adjective

or shrublike

ˈshrəb-ˌlīk 

 especially Southern  ˈsrəb-

shrub-like plants

shrub

2 of 2

noun (2)

1

: an aged blend of fruit juice, sugar, and spirits served chilled and diluted with water

2

: a beverage made by adding acidulated fruit juice to iced water

Examples of shrub in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Jojoba oil is an oily wax made from the seed of the jojoba plant, a desert shrub. —Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024

Today, rosemary is used as a drought tolerant shrub as well as a culinary herb. —Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024

The day before Thanksgiving, Oz posted a video on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X about the stress relief benefits of ashwagandha, a shrub found in Asia and Africa. —Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024

City workers are now embarking on an effort to plant at least 150 trees and shrubs on the flanks of Hancock Golf Course in Central Austin. —Nicole Cobler, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English schrobbe, from Old English scrybb brushwood; akin to Norwegian skrubbebær, a cornel of a dwarf species

Noun (2)

Arabic sharāb beverage

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

shrub

noun

ˈshrəb

: a woody plant that has several stems and is smaller than most trees