undershrub

/uhn-der-shruhb/US // ˈʌn dərˌʃrʌb //UK // (ˈʌndəˌʃrʌb) //

矮树丛,矮树枝,矮树,矮灌木

Definitions

n.名词 noun

A native undershrub of very variable size, according to the position in which it is found growing.
Under the redwoods, or in moist caons in their vicinity, may be found this pretty undershrub trailing over banks or brushwood.
It is an undershrub, the stem of which is compressed and angular below, and armed with prickles at the angles.