subshrubbyadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbʃrʌbi/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌʃrəbi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, shrubby adj.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + shrubby adj. In later use perhaps influenced by subshrub n.

Resembling or characteristic of a subshrub; suffruticose.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > of or resembling a shrub or bush > of or like a subshrub

suffruticeous1657

suffruticous1776

undershrubby1777

suffruticose1793

suffrutescent1816

subshrubby1818

1818 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 2) 142 Aralia..hispida..low: sub-shrubby.

1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 107 The terms ‘sub-shrubby plants’ and ‘suffruticose trees’ have been invented, to designate those individuals which occupy intermediate positions in the long series of the vegetable kingdom.

1886 Gardening Illustr. 20 Feb. 731/1 This Flax in the course of two or three years' careful culture develops into a good-sized bush—assumes, in fact, a sub-shrubby habit.

1907 W. G. Freeman & S. E. Chandler World's Commerc. Products 260 Pigeon Pea..is an erect sub-shrubby plant.

1966 Times (San Mateo, Calif.) 18 Mar. 19/5 Hellebores..are strictly shade plants, usually herbaceous perennials, but sometimes subshrubby.

2005 C. Holliday Sharp Gardening 97 Aeoniums are like sempervivums on stalks. Subshrubby evergreen perennials, their rosettes of fleshy leaves contrast well with the horizontals and verticals of sharp foliage.

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

单词	subshrubby
释义	subshrubbyadj. Brit. /ˈsʌbʃrʌbi/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌʃrəbi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, shrubby adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + shrubby adj. In later use perhaps influenced by subshrub n. Resembling or characteristic of a subshrub; suffruticose. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > of or resembling a shrub or bush > of or like a subshrub suffruticeous1657 suffruticous1776 undershrubby1777 suffruticose1793 suffrutescent1816 subshrubby1818 1818 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 2) 142 Aralia..hispida..low: sub-shrubby. 1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 107 The terms ‘sub-shrubby plants’ and ‘suffruticose trees’ have been invented, to designate those individuals which occupy intermediate positions in the long series of the vegetable kingdom. 1886 Gardening Illustr. 20 Feb. 731/1 This Flax in the course of two or three years' careful culture develops into a good-sized bush—assumes, in fact, a sub-shrubby habit. 1907 W. G. Freeman & S. E. Chandler World's Commerc. Products 260 Pigeon Pea..is an erect sub-shrubby plant. 1966 Times (San Mateo, Calif.) 18 Mar. 19/5 Hellebores..are strictly shade plants, usually herbaceous perennials, but sometimes subshrubby. 2005 C. Holliday Sharp Gardening 97 Aeoniums are like sempervivums on stalks. Subshrubby evergreen perennials, their rosettes of fleshy leaves contrast well with the horizontals and verticals of sharp foliage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1818
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