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subshrub
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sub·shrub       [suhb-shruhb] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a plant consisting of a woody, perennial base with annual, herbaceous shoots.
[Origin: 1850–55; sub- + shrub]

—Related forms
subshrubby, adjective
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sub·shrub       (sŭb'shrŭb')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An herb having a woody lower stem.
  2. A low shrub; an undershrub.

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subshrub

noun
low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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