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subshrub

[ suhb-shruhb ]
/ ˈsʌbˌʃrʌb /

noun

a plant consisting of a woody, perennial base with annual, herbaceous shoots.

Nearby words

  1. subserous plexus,
  2. subserve,
  3. subservient,
  4. subset,
  5. subshell,
  6. subside,
  7. subsidence,
  8. subsidiarity,
  9. subsidiary,
  10. subsidiary atrial pacemaker

Origin of subshrub

First recorded in 1850–55; sub- + shrub1
Related formssub·shrub·by, 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 Formssubshrubby, adjective
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