subshrub

[ suhb-shruhb ]
/ ˈsʌbˌʃrʌb /

noun

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

Origin of subshrub

First recorded in 1850–55; sub- + shrub1

OTHER WORDS FROM subshrub

sub·shrub·by, adjective

Words nearby subshrub

subserous plexus, subserve, subservient, subset, subshell, subshrub, subside, subsidence, subsidiarity, subsidiary, subsidiary atrial pacemaker

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