Main Entry: ¹scrub

Pronunciation: \ˈskrəb\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English, alteration of schrobbe, schrubbe shrub — more at shrub

Date: 14th century

1 a : a stunted tree or shrub b : vegetation consisting chiefly of scrubs c : a tract covered with scrub
2 : a domestic animal of mixed or unknown parentage and usually inferior conformation : mongrel
3 : a person of insignificant size or standing
4 : a player not belonging to the first string