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

Using the mobile app iNaturalist, participants snapped images of birds, plants, trees and shrubs along the salt marsh section of the creek and uploaded them to the app. —Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025

For Zone 2, which is the area beyond Zone 1 up to 100 feet from a building, property owners are required to keep grass trimmed, space out shrubs and trees, and keep a 10-foot buffer around wood piles. —Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025

The area surrounding the cave is a forest of small hardwood trees and shrubs, researchers said. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025

Protect perennials and shrubs Boxwoods, rhododendrons, and other broadleaf evergreens benefit from the extra protection from deer and harsh winds. —Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025

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

Rhymes for shrub

• bub
• club
• cub
• dub
• grub
• hub
• nub
• pub
• rub
• scrub
• snub
• stub

Kids Definition

shrub

noun

ˈshrəb

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