SHRUB'BY, adjective 1. Full of shrubs; as a shrubby plain. 2. Resembling a shrub; as plants shrubby and curled. 3. Consisting of shrubs or brush; as shrubby browze. 4. A shrubby plant is perennial, with several woody stems.
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