"shrubby" meaning in English

See shrubby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɹʌbi/ [General-American, Southern-England], /ˈʃɹʊbi/ [Ireland, Northern-England] Forms: shrubbier [comparative], shrubbiest [superlative]
Etymology: From shrub + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shrub|y}} shrub + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} shrubby (comparative shrubbier, superlative shrubbiest)
  1. Of or resembling a shrub. Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: bushy, frutescent, fruticose, shrublike
    Sense id: en-shrubby-en-adj-cbKTkS01 Disambiguation of Botany: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. Planted or covered with shrubs.
    Sense id: en-shrubby-en-adj-~~U76yFw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shrubbiness, shrubby boneset, shrubby false buttonweed

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "shrubby boneset"
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      "word": "shrubby false buttonweed"
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