shrub

A woody plant of relatively low height, having several stems arising from the base and lacking a single trunk; a bush.

A beverage made from fruit juice, sugar, and a liquor such as rum or brandy.

To prune down so that a shrubby form shall be preserved.

To reduce (a person) to poverty by winning his whole stock: a word used at play.

An obsolete form of scrub.

A drink or cordial prepared from the juice of fruit and various other ingredients.

A cordial or syrup consisting of the acid juice of some fruit, as the raspberry, cooked with sugar and vinegar, and diluted with water when used.

A woody plant with stems branched from or near the ground, and, in general, smaller than a tree; a bush, or woody vine.

Synonyms Bush, Herb, etc. See vegetable, n.

To clear land of small growth by cutting it off at the ground.