Shrub



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 灌木
• ［英］ n. 灌木 ( a low bush with several woody stems)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English schrobbe, from Old English scrybb brushwood; akin to Norwegian skrubbeb?r, a cornel of a dwarf species
• Date: before 12th century
• a low usually several-stemmed woody plant

II. noun

• Etymology: Arabic sharāb beverage
• Date: circa 1706
• 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

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