The story
- Latin · derived fromsuffrutex
- English todaysubshrub
Formed by the combination of sub- + shrub after the scientific Latin suffrutex. Compare the earlier undershrub.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
subshrub
Today it means: A low-growing woody shrub or perennial with a woody base. Full definition →
Latin suffrutex