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sub⋅shrub

  [suhb-shruhb]
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–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')   
n.  

  1. An herb having a woody lower stem.

  2. A low shrub; an undershrub.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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