"subshrub" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subshrubs [plural]
Etymology: Formed by the combination of sub- + shrub after the scientific Latin suffrutex. Compare the earlier undershrub. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|shrub}} sub- + shrub, {{uder|en|la|suffrutex}} Latin suffrutex, {{m|en|undershrub}} undershrub Head templates: {{en-noun}} subshrub (plural subshrubs)
  1. A low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base. Wikipedia link: subshrub Categories (lifeform): Plants Synonyms: suffrutex Derived forms: subshrubby Related terms: undershrub

Inflected forms

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