undershrubn.

Brit.

/ˈʌndəʃrʌb/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌʃrəb/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(d).

A small or low-growing shrub; spec. in Botany, a plant having a shrubby base. (Cf. subshrub n.)

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

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Soffrutice, any maner of vndershrub.

1633 J. Ford 'Tis Pitty shee's Whore v. sig. I3 If I must totter like a well-growne Oake, Some vnder shrubs shall in my weighty fall Be crusht to splitts.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1086 Indeed every shrub and under-shrub is eaten by Worms.

1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant I. 173 The Stalk..is full of Branches from the very bottom, ligneous, and comes to be an Under-Shrub.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Abrotanum It is used in Gardens as an Under-shrub.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. ix. 413 At last the under shrubs and trees put forth in their order.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 57 Halorageæ... Herbaceous plants or under-shrubs, often growing in wet places.

1897 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants I. 165 Such low-growing shrubby plants as heather..are termed undershrubs.

Derivatives

ˈunderˌshrubby adj. (Cf. subshrubby adj.)

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

1777 S. Robson Brit. Flora 117 Wild-thyme Cistus. Stem undershrubby, leaves oblong.

1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 189 The young side shoots of under-shrubby evergreens.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undershrub
释义	undershrubn. Brit. /ˈʌndəʃrʌb/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌʃrəb/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(d). A small or low-growing shrub; spec. in Botany, a plant having a shrubby base. (Cf. subshrub n.) 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 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Soffrutice, any maner of vndershrub. 1633 J. Ford 'Tis Pitty shee's Whore v. sig. I3 If I must totter like a well-growne Oake, Some vnder shrubs shall in my weighty fall Be crusht to splitts. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1086 Indeed every shrub and under-shrub is eaten by Worms. 1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant I. 173 The Stalk..is full of Branches from the very bottom, ligneous, and comes to be an Under-Shrub. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Abrotanum It is used in Gardens as an Under-shrub. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. ix. 413 At last the under shrubs and trees put forth in their order. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 57 Halorageæ... Herbaceous plants or under-shrubs, often growing in wet places. 1897 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants I. 165 Such low-growing shrubby plants as heather..are termed undershrubs. Derivatives ˈunderˌshrubby adj. (Cf. subshrubby adj.) 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 1777 S. Robson Brit. Flora 117 Wild-thyme Cistus. Stem undershrubby, leaves oblong. 1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 189 The young side shoots of under-shrubby evergreens. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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