shrubby

English

Etymology

From shrub +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (Southern England, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɹʌbi/
• (Northern England, Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɹʊbi/

Adjective

shrubby (comparative shrubbier, superlative shrubbiest)

1. Of or resembling a shrub.

   Synonyms: bushy, frutescent, fruticose, shrublike

   • 1965, William Faris Blakely, A Key to the Eucalypts: With Descriptions of 522 Species and 150 Varieties, Forestry and Timber Bureau, →ISBN, page 180:

     A shrubby species suitable for beefarming, as it flowers profusely from November-January, and yields both pollen and nectar.

2. Planted or covered with shrubs.

Derived terms

• shrubbiness
• shrubby boneset
• shrubby false buttonweed

 

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