Scrub

Shrubland

Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity, but in the latter case the terms shrubbery or bushes are more commonly used. It may be the mature vegetation type in a particular region and remain stable over time, or it may be a transitional community that occurs temporarily as the result of a disturbance, such as fire. A stable state may be maintained by regular natural disturbance such as fire or browsing.

Scrubs (clothing)

Scrubs, sometimes called surgical scrubs or nursing scrubs, are the sanitary short-sleeved workwear worn by physicians, nurses, dentists and other healthcare workers involved in patient care. Originally designed for use by surgeons and other operating room personnel, who would put them on when sterilizing or "scrubbing in" before gowning up for surgery, they are now worn by many hospital personnel due to the ease of changing. Their use has been extended outside hospitals as well, to work environments where clothing may come into contact with infectious agents.

scrub

Adjective

1. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

Noun

1. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
2. Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.