subshrubn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbʃrʌb/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌʃrəb/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, shrub n.¹

Etymology: < sub- prefix + shrub n.¹, after scientific Latin suffrutex (see suffrutex n.). Compare earlier undershrub n.

A small shrub, esp. one that is woody only at the base and has herbaceous stems that die back each year.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [noun] > shrub or bush > subshrub

bush1529

suffrutex1567

undershrub1598

subshrub1825

1825 P. W. Watson Dendrologia Britannica I. Descr. Pl. 72 (table) Subshrub..weak, climbing.

1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 236 Lœselia.—Greenhouse evergreen sub-shrubs, rather pretty, especially L. mexicana, which has scarlet tubular flowers at the end of the summer.

1886 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening II. 168/1 Hypericum... An extensive genus..of greenhouse or hardy, evergreen or deciduous, herbs, shrubs, or sub-shrubs.

1957 R. E. Woodson et al. Rauwolfia i. 11 The smallest species appears to be..a truly rhizomatous subshrub only six inches tall.

1980 Country Life 13 Mar. 790/1 Among sub-shrubs profitably treated as herbaceous and cut back to the ground now is mint-scented, sun-basking Elsholtzia stauntonii.

2004 T. Nottle Plants for Mediterranean Climate Gardens iii. 42/1 Don't overlook the potential for creating a distinctive Mediterranean look in the form of a garden of clipped, dome-shaped subshrubs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subshrub
释义	subshrubn. Brit. /ˈsʌbʃrʌb/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌʃrəb/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, shrub n.¹ Etymology: < sub- prefix + shrub n.¹, after scientific Latin suffrutex (see suffrutex n.). Compare earlier undershrub n. A small shrub, esp. one that is woody only at the base and has herbaceous stems that die back each year. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [noun] > shrub or bush > subshrub bush1529 suffrutex1567 undershrub1598 subshrub1825 1825 P. W. Watson Dendrologia Britannica I. Descr. Pl. 72 (table) Subshrub..weak, climbing. 1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 236 Lœselia.—Greenhouse evergreen sub-shrubs, rather pretty, especially L. mexicana, which has scarlet tubular flowers at the end of the summer. 1886 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening II. 168/1 Hypericum... An extensive genus..of greenhouse or hardy, evergreen or deciduous, herbs, shrubs, or sub-shrubs. 1957 R. E. Woodson et al. Rauwolfia i. 11 The smallest species appears to be..a truly rhizomatous subshrub only six inches tall. 1980 Country Life 13 Mar. 790/1 Among sub-shrubs profitably treated as herbaceous and cut back to the ground now is mint-scented, sun-basking Elsholtzia stauntonii. 2004 T. Nottle Plants for Mediterranean Climate Gardens iii. 42/1 Don't overlook the potential for creating a distinctive Mediterranean look in the form of a garden of clipped, dome-shaped subshrubs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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