shrubby

[ shruhb-ee ]

/ ˈʃrʌb i /

consisting of or abounding in shrubs.

resembling a shrub; shrublike.

Origin of shrubby

First recorded in 1530–40; shrub¹ + -y¹

shrub·bi·ness, noun

Two shrubby species of Euonymus belong to the flora of North America, but the bulk of the large family is tropical.

Trees Worth Knowing |Julia Ellen Rogers
This plant is shrubby, has thick woolly leaves, especially on the underside.

A Voyage to New Holland |William Dampier
Shrubby geraniums grow twelve or fifteen feet high, and some vacciniums grow as epiphytes on the trunks of trees.

Island Life |Alfred Russel Wallace
There did I lie supine, contemplating the serene summer-sky, and the moon rising slowly from behind the brow of a shrubby hill.

Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal |William Beckford

The prickly, shrubby plant grew around him in great abundance, some of them reaching the height of three feet.

Ande Trembath |Matthew Stanley Kemp

shrubby

/ (ˈʃrʌbɪ) /

consisting of, planted with, or abounding in shrubs

resembling a shrub

shrubbiness, noun