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subshrub

[ suhb-shruhb ]
/ ˈsʌbˌʃrʌb /
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noun
a plant consisting of a woody, perennial base with annual, herbaceous shoots.
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Origin of subshrub

First recorded in 1850–55; sub- + shrub1

OTHER WORDS FROM subshrub

subshrubby, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for subshrub

subshrub
/ (ˈsʌbˌʃrʌb) /

noun
a small bushy plant that is woody except for the tips of the branches

Derived forms of subshrub

subshrubby, adjective
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