SINCE 1828
subshrub
noun
sub·shrub
| \ ˈsəb-ˌshrəb
, especially Southern -ˌsrəb\
, especially Southern -ˌsrəb\
Definition of subshrub
: a perennial plant having woody stems except for the terminal part of the new growth which is killed back annually
also
: a low shrub
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