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Chenopod vs Shrub - What's the difference?

chenopod | shrub |

As nouns the difference between chenopod and shrub

is that chenopod is any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the sometime family family: Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots while shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

As a verb shrub is

to lop; to prune.

chenopod

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the sometime family ); the goosefoots
  • shrub

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ; akin to Norwegian skrubba the dwarf cornel tree

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
  • Synonyms
    * bush (plant)
    Derived terms
    * semishrubby * shrubbery * shrubby * subshrub * undershrub

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To lop; to prune.
  • (Kenya) To mispronounce a word by replacing its consonant sound(s) with another or others of a similar place of articulation.
  • For example , ? sr?b)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , akin to sirup, sherbet

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur.
  • Anagrams

    * brush