n.
A woody plant of relatively low height, having several stems arising from the base and lacking a single trunk; a bush.
[Middle English schrubbe, from Old English scrybb.]
shrub2 (shrŭb)
n.
A beverage made from fruit juice, sugar, and a liquor such as rum or brandy.
[From Arabic šurb, a drink, from šariba, to drink.]
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