iron shrub
rare
noun
A small herb, Sauvagesia erecta (family Ochnaceae), with solitary white, pink, or purple five-petalled flowers, native to tropical America and West Africa; also called St Martin's herb.
Origin
Early 19th century.
- make oneself useful
- make one's excuses
- make one's mark
- make (one's) peace
- make one's point
- make one's presence felt
- make one's way
- make or break
- make (or kick up) a row
- make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist
- make (or open) a book
- make (or pull) a face (or faces)
- make (or put in) an appearance
- make out
- makeover
- make play with
- maker
- make ready
- maker's mark
- makerspace
- maker-up
- maker-upper
- make sail
- make sense
- make sense of