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Shrub vs Ephedra - What's the difference?

shrub | ephedra |

As nouns the difference between shrub and ephedra

is that shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base while ephedra is any plant of the genus Ephedra of gymnosperm shrubs.

As a verb shrub

is to lop; to prune.

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

    ephedra

    English

    (wikipedia ephedra) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any plant of the genus Ephedra of gymnosperm shrubs.
  • A stimulant derived from the plant (taxlink) used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and in over-the-counter weight-loss aids.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 10, author=Natasha Singer, title=F.D.A. Finds ‘Natural’ Diet Pills Laced With Drugs, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Consider ephedra , an herbal stimulant that gained popularity as a weight-loss supplement in the 1990s — until hundreds of people reported ephedra-related problems including heart attacks, seizures and even deaths.}}
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-03
    • , author=David S. Senchina , title=Athletics and Herbal Supplements , volume=101, issue=2, page=134 , magazine= citation , passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.}}

    Synonyms

    * (plant) jointfir

    External links

    *("ephedra" on Wikipedia) *("ephedra" species on Wikimedia) * *