subshrub
noun
sub·shrub ˈsəb-ˌshrəb 
especially Southern -ˌsrəb
: a perennial plant having woody stems except for the terminal part of the new growth which is killed back annually
also : a low shrub
Word History
First Known Use
1825, in the meaning defined above
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