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subshrub
noun sub·shrub \-ˌshrəb, 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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First Known Use of SUBSHRUB
1851
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