A subshrub (Latin suffrutex) 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 ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subshrub
Somewhat or slightly shrublike; usually a plant with a stem that is woody at the base, but mostly herbaceous.
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