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Meaning of "subshrub" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBSHRUB

subshrub  [ˈsʌbˌʃrʌb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBSHRUB

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subshrub is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBSHRUB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

subshrub

Subshrub

A subshrub or dwarf shrub is a short woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a related term. "Subshrub" often is used interchangeably with "bush". Because the criteria are matters of degree rather than of kind, the definition of a subshrub is not sharply distinguishable from that of a shrub; examples of reasons for describing plants as subshrubs include ground-hugging stems or low growth habit. Subshrubs may be largely herbaceous, with overwintering perennial woody growth much lower-growing than deciduous summer growth. Some plants described as subshrubs are only weakly woody and some persist for only for a few years; others however, such as Oldenburgia paradoxa live indefinitely, rooted in rocky cracks. Small, low shrubs such as lavender, periwinkle, and thyme, and many members of the family Ericaceae, such as cranberries and small species of Erica, often are classed as subshrubs.

Definition of subshrub in the English dictionary

The definition of subshrub in the dictionary is a small bushy plant that is woody except for the tips of the branches.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBSHRUB


canegrub
ˈkeɪnˌɡrʌb
drub
drʌb
grub
ɡrʌb
rub
rʌb
scrub
skrʌb
shrub
ʃrʌb
underscrub
ˈʌndəˌskrʌb
undershrub
ˈʌndəˌʃrʌb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBSHRUB

subseries
subserve
subservience
subserviency
subservient
subserviently
subsessile
subset
subshaft
subshell
subshrubby
subside
subsidence
subsidency
subsidiariat
subsidiaries
subsidiarily
subsidiariness
subsidiarity
subsidiary

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBSHRUB

back rub
body scrub
cherub
club
dub
facial scrub
flowering shrub
friction rub
golf club
hot tub
hub
nightclub
on the club
pub
pub grub
sub
the rub
the scrub
tub
witchetty grub

Synonyms and antonyms of subshrub in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subshrub» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBSHRUB

Find out the translation of subshrub to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of subshrub from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subshrub» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亚灌木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subarbusto
570 millions of speakers

English

subshrub
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

subshrub
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

subshrub
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полукуст
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subarbustivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

subshrub
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-arbrisseau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subshrub
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbstrauch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

subshrub
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

subshrub
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subshrub
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

subshrub
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

subshrub
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपशीर्ष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

subshrub
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

subshrub
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

subshrub
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівкущ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subarbust
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θάμνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

subshrub
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subshrub
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

subshrub
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subshrub

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBSHRUB»

The term «subshrub» is normally little used and occupies the 120.910 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBSHRUB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «subshrub» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «subshrub» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subshrub

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBSHRUB»

Discover the use of subshrub in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subshrub and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Exploring the Wild and Domestic: Paleoethnobotany at ...
Endemic shrub, subshrub. Andean ll-lll: rocky slopes. 3000-4000 m. Labiatae Satureja vana Epling Flora Peru: 1287 : 762; Epling, C. & C. Játiva, 1964: 412. Endemic shrub. Andean II: disturbed areas, grasslands, shrublands.
William Timothy Whitehead, 2007
2
Kosciuszko Alpine Flora
Woody Violet* Subshrub H A V Showy Violet Herb TAHa. STG A V T Alpine Kellena* Dwarf shrub FMa T N Alpine Rice-flower Dwarf shrub TAHa. STG. H V Alpine Bootlace-bush Subshrub H. TAHa. STG V Kosciuszko Rose Shrub H A V Alpine ...
M. Gray, C. J. Totterdell, 2000
3
The Tropical Deciduous Forest of Alamos: Biodiversity of a ...
Local subshrub. Abutilon mucronatum J. Fryxell. Indian mallow, malva, rama escoba, to'oro cojuya (M). Widespread subshrub. Abutilon reventum S. Watson. Indian mallow, malva colorada. Common subshrub. Abutilon trisulcatum (Jacq.) ...
Robert Hall Robichaux, David Yetman, 2000
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Kosciuszko Alpine Flora
STG V Kosciuszko Rose Shrub H A V Alpine Baeckea Shrub B. H A V T Mountain Baeckea Shrub/Subshrub H. B A V Yellow Kunzea Shrub/Subshrub H, STG A V Gunn's Willow-herb Herb TAHa. STG. B. H A V T N Mountain Willow-herb Herb ...
A. B. Costin, 2000
5
An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India
Subshrub to 60 cm; branchlets prostrate to ascending, with indumentum of sparsely stellate-tomentose hairs, intermingled with elongate simple ones. Basal Ivs suborbicular; upper ones cordate-ovate, 1.5-3.5 x 1-3 cm. Fl(s) 1 cm across, 1 or 2, ...
K. M. Matthew, 1995
6
Plants of Western New South Wales
Maireana turbinata P. G. Wilson Chenopodiaceae Perennial subshrub, to 60 cm high, with spreading white-woolly branches. Leaves alternate, more or less cylindrical, 5-7 mm long, blunt-tipped, clothed with long soft hairs. Flowers solitary in ...
JH Leigh, 2011
7
The Concise Flora of Singapore: Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons
Shrub; leaflets 2-pairs; flowers pale yellow, in loose terminal clusters. Native of Tropical America. Can. hirsuta L. Hairy herb; leaflets 3-6 pairs; flowers 1-3, axillary, yellow; pod linear, rounded. Tropical America. Cas. mimosoides L. Subshrub; ...
Hsuan Keng, 1990
8
Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra
F. stylosa + Sepals 5-10mm long; woody-based herb or subshrub, if sepals 5mm or shorter then a subshrub 7 7. Grey-green woody-based herb; fruiting-style usually more than 1mm 6. F. longisiliqua + Silvery grey subshrub; fruiting-style ...
Anthony G. Miller, Thomas A. Cope, J. A. Nyberg, 1996
9
The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California
Subshrub or shrub 44 . PI < 2 dm, matted; fl 6-1 1 mm; 2000-3500 m L. breweri var. grandiflorus 44' PI gen > 2 dm, erect; fl gen > 10 mm; < 3000 m 45 . Keel gen lobed near base; fl 9-18 mm; s SNH, Teh, SW, SNE, D L. excubitus 46 . Subshrub  ...
James C. Hickman, 1993
10
CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
Perennial subshrub or herb, leafy, branching, hairy, bright orange to orange-red flowers in clusters from the upper leaf axils See Voyage aux Indes Orientales 2: 247, pl. 140. 1782, Catalogue ofNew and Interesting Plants Collected in Upper ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBSHRUB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subshrub is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jamaican sorrel used for jellies, pies and teas
It is an erect, bushy herbaceous subshrub that can reach four to seven feet tall and almost as wide. At the base of each flower is a fleshy, bright red structure ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
2
RE-LEAF: Blooms for months and months
Mexican Oregano (Poliomentha maderensis), possibly listed as (Poliomentha longiflora), is a subshrub that grows two to three feet tall and three to four feet wide ... «Odessa American, Jul 15»
3
'Hwenteaa' is Ethiopian pepper (Xylopia aethiopica)
Botanically, hot pepper is known as Capsicum frutescens: the species name frutescens means subshrub. The word subshrub shows the ability of these varieties ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
4
Plant orange for a pleasing pop of color
Cigar plant (Cuphea ignea), which can survive light frosts but is not reliably hardy in the Upstate, is a compact subshrub with narrow 1-inch tubular flowers that ... «Greenville News, Jul 14»
5
Reclaiming dirt patches: How to beautify a parking strip
For sunny areas, Jensen suggested low-growing manzanitas or coyote brush for year-round green; Bee's Bliss salvia, a gray-green mounding subshrub; ... «Los Altos Town Crier, May 14»
6
Coyote mint a tough, fragrant native herb
Forming a mounding, sometimes spilling 2-by-2-foot subshrub, Monardella features 1 1/2 inch leaves that are soft, lightly fuzzy and grayish-green. The leaves ... «SFGate, Mar 14»
7
Three keys to growing sprawling lavenders
... says Suzanne Steed of the Steed and Company Lavender Farm, who has been harvesting the fragrant subshrub on her farm in Sparta, Ont., for eight years. «Globe and Mail, Jul 13»
8
Blog : Pride of Madeira , Pride of Malibu
From a distance this biennial subshrub looks fuzzy and soft, but in fact it is quite a defensive plant with taut spikes that jut outward from the cob at its core. «Malibu Times, May 13»
9
Monkey flowers
The sticky monkey flower (Mimulus aurantiacus or Diplacus aurantiacus), or bush monkey flower, is a subshrub species successful in the Napa Valley. Profuse ... «Napa Valley Register, Jun 11»
10
Richey: Mistletoe, it's not just for kissing anymore
Mistletoe is considered a subshrub growing into a tree's branches, stealing from its nutrient supply, which gives it its botanical name, phor, meaning thief, and ... «Online Athens, Dec 10»

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