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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The first known use of subshrub was in 1825
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