SHRUBn.
A low dwarf tree; a woody plant of a size less than a tree; or more strictly, a plant with several permanent woody stems, dividing from the bottom, more slender and lower than trees.
Gooseberries and currants are shrubs; oaks and cherries are trees. Locke.
SHRUBn.
[L. sorbeo.] A liquor composed of acid and sugar, with spirir to preserve it; usually the acid of lemons.
SHRUBv.t.
To clear of shrubs.